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The FDA approved the Wegovy pill on December 22, 2025. Novo Nordisk says it is the first GLP-1 tablet approved for weight management. It is semaglutide, the same medicine as the weekly Wegovy shot, taken …
About 1 in 7 babies born to Black mothers in 2024 arrived before 37 weeks, and the rate …
If you get SNAP and you are between 18 and 64, check today whether the work rule now …
Open enrollment for 2027 health coverage starts November 1, and the money rules are different from the last …
Medicare plan costs and coverage can change every year, and the plan that fit in 2026 may cost …
Molluscum contagiosum shows up as small, firm, dome-shaped bumps with a dent in the center, and on brown …
Knuckles that are darker than the rest of your hand are common on brown and Black skin, and …
Impetigo is a common, very treatable skin infection in children, but most descriptions lead with redness that can …
Discoid lupus leaves coin-shaped patches with dark rims and pale centers, and on the scalp it can scar …
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This pillar gathers guidance for Black LGBTQ+ readers: HIV testing and prevention, including PrEP, gender-affirming care, mental health, and finding …
ReadIn 2023, the maternal mortality rate for Black women in the United States was 50.3 deaths per 100,000 live births, …
ReadIn the CARDIA study, which followed 5,115 young adults for 20 years, 27 developed heart failure at an average age …
ReadIn the REGARDS study of older adults on Medicare who died of natural causes from 2013 to 2015, about one …
ReadSickle cell disease affects about 100,000 people in the United States, and more than 90% of them are Black or …
ReadData
57.1%
Age-adjusted share of Black adults with hypertension, and almost the same for Black men and Black women, which is true of no other group NCHS reported.
Updated July 30, 2026
View data Chronic Disease1 in 365
Black or African American births in which sickle cell disease occurs. About 1 in 13 Black babies is born with sickle cell trait.
Updated July 30, 2026
View data Access & Coverage1.2M
Uninsured adults in the Medicaid coverage gap. Hispanic and Black adults together are 56% of them.
Updated July 30, 2026
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H.R. 3888
Environmental justice research consistently shows Black and low-income communities bear disproportionate PFAS exposure. A 2021 Nature Communications study …
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Black adults have lower rates of employer-sponsored insurance and higher Medicaid enrollment rates relative to white adults. In …
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Black women die in childbirth at 3.3 times the rate of white women in the United States (CDC …
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2x
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, and it does not affect …
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More than one in five Black adults experience at least one anxiety disorder at …
View guide~13% of African Americans carry two high-risk APOL1 variants
For decades, the higher rates of chronic kidney disease and kidney failure among Black …
View guide7.7x
Asthma is common across all American communities, but its consequences are not equally distributed. …
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Atrial fibrillation (AFib) carries a paradox for Black adults: the clinical diagnosis rate is …
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Breast cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells in the breast, most often starting …
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