Healthcare Disparities Archives - Word In Black

Wash, Dry, Enroll: Finding Medicaid Help at the Laundromat

by KFF Health News February 6, 2025February 6, 2025

For enrollees, the laundromat chats can be easier and quicker than connecting with their health plans’ customer service

Despite his lack of qualifications, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is poised to become the next Health and Human Services secretary — a development that experts say will likely harm the health of Black people.

Psst, RFK Jr.: Black People Don’t Need a Different Vaccine Schedule

by Jennifer Porter Gore February 6, 2025February 6, 2025

An American Heart Association report finds that chronic diseases, like high blood pressure and obesity — conditions endemic in the Black community — are key factors in keeping heart disease as the leading cause of death in the U.S.

Heart Disease Still the Leading Cause of U.S. Deaths

by Jennifer Porter Gore January 27, 2025January 27, 2025

Racial Microaggressions Linked to High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy

by Jennifer Porter Gore January 15, 2025January 15, 2025

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ruling — if it survives a likely challenge from the incoming Trump administration — means instant financial relief for people whose access to credit is weighed down by medidal debt.

New Rule Wipes $49B in Medical Debt From Credit Scores

by Jennifer Porter Gore January 9, 2025March 27, 2025

In a new Netflix special, Jamie Foxx describes how a headache led to emergency surgery for a brain bleed that led to a stroke. His full recovery beat the odds: studies show strokes kill 140,000 people each year and Black people are more likely to fall victim to "the silent killer" than whites.

‘The Silent Killer’ That Nearly Claimed Jamie Foxx

by Jennifer Porter Gore January 3, 2025January 3, 2025

New Schizophrenia Drug May Have Milder Side Effects

by Jennifer Porter Gore December 30, 2024December 20, 2024

Autoimmune Disease Research Could Help Millions

by Jennifer Porter Gore December 26, 2024December 18, 2024

Severe Food Allergies Are Way Up For Black People

by Jennifer Porter Gore December 17, 2024December 17, 2024

Midwives Fight for Better Health Outcomes

by New York Amsterdam News December 10, 2024December 10, 2024