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Demonstrators hold “Black Lives Matter” signs at the “Justice for George Floyd” march outside the Minnesota State Capitol on March 19, 2021, in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images) Around four-in-ten Black adults in the United States (39%) say Black Lives Matter has done the most to help Black people in recent years, […]
Summary What is already known about this topic? Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and a leading cause of long-term disability in the United States. During 1999–2019, non-Hispanic Black or African American (Black) adults experienced consistently higher stroke death rates than did non-Hispanic White (White) adults. What is added by this report? During […]
Summary What is already known about this topic? During January 2022, the White House launched COVIDTests.gov, a program through which all U.S. households could order free-to-the-user at-home test kits from the federal government, distributed by the U.S. Postal Service. What is added by this report? Awareness and acceptability of the COVIDTests.gov program is high. COVIDTests.gov […]
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Hurricane Costs <https://coast.noaa.gov/states/fast-facts/hurricane-costs.html> (2021). Doocy, S., Dick, A., Daniels, A. & Kirsch, T. D. The human impact of tropical cyclones: a historical review of . . .
April 18, 2023 – More than 1 in 3 children and nearly 3 in 5 adults take dietary supplements in the United States, a new report shows. The new figures continue a 15-year trend of small, steady increases in how many people in the U.S. use the products that can deliver essential nutrients, but their usage includes […]
The expulsion of two Black state Democratic lawmakers in their 20s by the predominantly white, Republican-controlled Tennessee House in late March ignited backlash across the country. Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson were ousted for rallying in the House with local activists and student protesters in support of stricter gun controls following a school shooting […]
By Kyla Russell, CNN Black and Hispanic adults in the US are less likely than White adults to get statins, medications that prevent or treat common forms of heart disease, according to a new study. For the study, published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Cardiology, the researchers analyzed data on more than 3,000 people ages […]
By Kyla Russell, CNN Black and Hispanic adults in the US are less likely than White adults to get statins, medications that prevent or treat common forms of heart disease, according to a new study. For the study, published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Cardiology, the researchers analyzed data on more than 3,000 people ages […]
Diabetes and obesity rates among young adults in the United States are on the rise, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Over a roughly 11-year period from 2009 to 2020, diabetes rates for adults ages 20 to 44 rose from 3% to 4%, and obesity rates increased […]
HEALTHY MIND MATTERS UPDATED: FEBRUARY 28, 2023 AT 7:19 PM A recent NAMI study shows that African American and Black adults in the U.S. are more likely than white adults to report persistent symptoms of emotional distress. (KSLTV) SALT LAKE CITY — More and more Americans are dealing with stress and mental health challenges, but […]