Medicaid delays opioid treatment for Black patients, leaving many without access to life-saving medications, a new national study found.
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Don’t wait! Get checked!
Last Saturday, a powerful panel of doctors, cancer survivors and physicians gathered at the University of Minnesota’s Masonic Cancer Center for Live Laugh Learn 2025, a cancer awareness event focused on the disparities in breast, prostate and colorectal cancer within the Black community. The message was clear and urgent: Don’t wait. Early detection saves lives, […]
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Black Babies Are Still Dying—And America Let It Happen
A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine reveals that Black children in the United States have consistently faced significantly higher mortality rates than their white peers, with no improvement in relative disparities since the 1950s, resulting in over half a million avoidable infant deaths and nearly 690,000 childhood deaths among Black Americans between 1950 and 2019.
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Threatened Medicaid cuts set off alarms
Proposed Medicaid cuts could exacerbate existing health disparities in Minnesota, particularly affecting Black Minnesotans who already face significant health challenges compared to African immigrants.
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Legacy of inequality in U.S. medical education: Black doctors remain at 1.8%
The legacy of inequality in medical education has not yet been erased, as Black doctors still make up only 1.8% of the U.S. physician population.
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Racial gaslighting and brain health: the insidious effects of racism
Racism affects the brain function and structure, leading to increased risk for health problems.
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Affirmative action decision won’t stop equal rights progress
Anytime there is a moment creating a seismic wave in society, one representing a transformation from the norm, there will be resistance.
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This Juneteenth, honor your ancestors by celebrating health freedom
This year as you celebrate Juneteenth, focus on the health impacts of ongoing structural racism and embrace ways to minimize your risk.
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Minneapolis’ new health commissioner brings experience battling pandemic, opioid crisis to role
‘There isn’t really a one-size-fits-all approach. You really do have to get a chance to understand the community that’s most impacted and devise a plan that is tailored toward their needs.’
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Your (or a loved one’s) healthcare coverage may be on the line
The most important thing that you or a loved one who has Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare can do right now is update your contact information.
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Shaming fat in 2023
Obesity is a major health concern that leads to a variety of physical, psychological, economic and societal consequences.
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What would Martin do about unequal health care?
‘Having just celebrated the life and legacy of MLK, I felt revived with all of the speeches of uplift and rededication to the causes that drove him.’
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Black Tech founders want to change the culture of health care, one click at a time
‘I didn’t see anyone building anything to empower us.’
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Poverty behind COVID’s disproportionate impact on Blacks
In the nation’s capital, while Black Americans make up 45% of the population, they account for 76% of the COVID-19 deaths, according to D.C. government data.
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Black women who experience racism show trauma-like effects in brain scans
Brain scans of Black women who experience racism show trauma-like effects, putting them at higher risk for future health problems
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How can we address racism’s ill effects on Black health?
Physicians should see a patient as an individual rather than as a stereotyped member of a group.
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How to make yourself hard to kill
Today I see too many in our community being led down the path of fear, not common sense, especially when it comes to COVID.
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Black doctors in high demand
The need for Black doctors in the U.S. has been longstanding, as has been their scarcity.
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Vaccine hesitancy: a real problem in the Black community
Shockingly, 40% of African Americans surveyed said they still would not take the vaccine even knowing that it is safe and effective.
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A growing divide
We continue to struggle with an economic recession, increasing COVID-19 infection rates, and related disruptions to daily life.