This story was originally reported by Candice Norwood of The 19th. For most of Kwaneta Harris’ life, menopause was not something she heard people talk about. She didn’t learn about much beyond hot flashes, night sweats and irregular periods in her nursing school training, or at any point during her decade-long career in the medical […]
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Some Black Women Say the Best Thing They Did for Their Health Was Leave America
This story was produced as part of the Association of Health Care Journalists’ German Work Study Group, with support from the Commonwealth Fund. BERLIN – Denise Banks-Grasedyck sat inside a bustling food court full of currywurst and German cuisines in Potsdamer Platz, one of Berlin’s largest shopping plazas. The Louisiana native has lived in the […]
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What’s in Your Braids? Toxic Chemicals Found in Synthetic Hair.
Have you ever experienced a rash or skin irritation after using synthetic hair for braids? Was your scalp itchy to the point where you had to wash your hair or take out your style? Researchers might have unlocked the answer as to why this reaction could be happening. When scientists at Consumer Reports tested synthetic […]
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What’s Behind Black Women’s High Risk For Strokes
Dawn Turnage had been dizzy and exhausted all week. Her vision was blurry, but she wrote it off. Maybe she needed new glasses, she thought. Or, maybe a day off of work. Either way, she kept it moving. Then, one day after work, she woke up on the bathroom floor after chugging Pepsi to muster […]
