PMDD in Black Women: When It Is More Than Bad PMS
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is a severe, cyclical mood disorder, not exaggerated PMS, and Black women's symptoms are too often dismissed as attitude or stress. It is real, it is in the DSM-5, and it is treatable.
Schizophrenia Misdiagnosis in Black Americans: What to Know
Black Americans, especially Black men, are diagnosed with schizophrenia at roughly three to four times the rate of white Americans, and a large share of those diagnoses is wrong. Knowing why the gap exists helps you get an accurate diagnosis and the right treatment.
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in Black Women: Warning Signs
Peripartum cardiomyopathy is heart failure that starts in late pregnancy or the months after delivery. Black women develop it far more often, get diagnosed later, and recover less of their heart function, which is why knowing the warning signs can save your life.
Stomach Cancer in Black Americans: The H. pylori Lever
Black Americans develop stomach cancer at roughly double the rate of white Americans and die of it nearly twice as often, driven in large part by far higher rates of H. pylori , a stomach bacterium that is both the main cause and the one risk factor you can test for and treat. The early symptoms…
Kidney Cancer in Black Adults: Higher Risk, Worse Survival
Black Americans get kidney cancer more often and die from it more often, even when the tumor is caught early and small. The two biggest levers, high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease, are conditions you can find and treat years before any tumor appears.
Epilepsy and Seizures in Black Adults: Care Gaps to Know
Black adults with epilepsy are far less likely to reach a specialist, get newer medications, or be offered surgery that can stop seizures for good. That gap is about access and bias, not biology, and knowing what to ask for changes outcomes.
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