Chronic Kidney Disease: Managing 4 Risk Factors
African Americans constitute more than 35% of all patients in the U.S. receiving dialysis for kidney failure, but only represent 13.2% of the overall U.S. population according to the National…
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I’m Catching Hell: Foreclosure
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated the effects of the five-week partial shutdown of the government that started on December 22, 2018, and ended on January 25, 20191. This…
Opioid Crisis: 3 Medications to Prevent Overdose
Every day, more than 130 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids1. The misuse of and addiction to opioids—including prescription pain relievers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl—is…
10 Health Tips for African-Americans: 6 Shocking Facts
“King Kong ain’t got nothing on me,” is a quote about invincibility. Many African Americans feel this way about their health status. There are some facts1 from the Centers for…