Black women in the U.S. were 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth than white women in 2023
Excessive bleeding, blood vessel blockages and infections are leading causes of maternal deaths.
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State Variation in Black and White Life Expectancy and Evolving Disparities
The Urban Institute analyzed changes in average life expectancy from 1990–2018 among Black and White people nationally and ...
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Black Maternal Mortality Remains a Crisis in D.C. and Nationwide Despite Overall Decline
Black women in the U.S. face the highest maternal mortality rates, with D.C. experiencing a severe crisis with 90% of ...
Report details home mortgage lending disparities in Hamilton County, possible solutions
A new report is looking into solutions to expanding lending to Black and low-income homeowners after a study found Black households are underrepresented in the mortgage lending process.
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Racial gaps in life expectancy shrank before COVID
The gap in average life expectancy between Black and white Americans shrank significantly in the decades before the COVID-19 ...
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Takeaways from RFK Jr.'s first confirmation hearing as Trump's nominee for health secretary
Kennedy Jr. was pressed to clarify his views on vaccines, abortion and public health priorities in the first of two senate ...
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Jenner Furst: How Fauci Sold A COVID Solution That Was Black And White - And Not True
Well, Covid is even better ... To sell a solution that is completely black and white that, you know, this is going to do it. This is going to bring us back. And anyone who doesn't do it is ...
The growing inequality in life expectancy among Americans
Americans’ health has long been unequal, but a new study shows that the disparity between the life expectancies of different populations has nearly doubled since 2000.