By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Dec. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Older Black Americans are much more likely to have good hearing than white Americans, and the difference is especially notable among men, a new study shows. “We found that among males, non-Hispanic Black Americans have a prevalence of hearing loss that is similar to … Read more
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Oct. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Black Americans have been persistently hard-hit with heart disease risk factors for the past 20 years — and social issues like unemployment and low income account for a good deal of it, a new study finds. Cardiovascular disease, which includes heart disease and … Read more
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Sept. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The decades-long U.S. opioid epidemic could be hitting Black people harder than white folks as the crisis enters a new phase. Opioid overdose death rates among Black Americans jumped nearly 40% from 2018 to 2019 in four states hammered by the epidemic, researchers … Read more
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new survey confirms what many young Black Americans already know: They are vulnerable to anxiety disorders, particularly during contact with the police or in anticipation of police contact. “I think it’s important, given what’s going on in society,” said survey author Robert … Read more
Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, associate professor of internal medicine, public health and management, Yale University; co-chair, President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board; chair, Biden-Harris COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force. Leon McDougle, MD, president, National Medical Association; professor, family medicine, Ohio State University College of Medicine. James Hildreth, MD, PhD, president and CEO, Meharry Medical College; FDA … Read more
MONDAY, Aug. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) — High blood pressure is often seen as a condition of old age, but a new study finds that it’s common among young Americans — especially young Black adults. The study, of 18- to 44-year-olds in the United States, found that high blood pressure was prevalent across all racial … Read more