The Centers for Disease Control has found central nervous system issues, such as microcephaly, occur in 60 per 1,000 pregnancies for virus-infected mothers.
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Nat Turner’s Bible Donated to National Museum of African-American History and Culture – Atlanta Black Star
Washington D.C.’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture is acquiring yet another important piece of Black history, thanks to the generosity of a Virginia Beach woman.
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What’s Killing America’s Black Infants? – The Nation
Racism is fueling a national health crisis.
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Obamacare Repeal Will Hand a Nauseating Tax Cut to the Rich – Slate
Obamacare is a complicated law with lots of interlocking parts that make it tricky to understand. But one of the core, very simple things it did was raise taxes on the wealthy in order to fund subsidized health care for more Americans.
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Repealing Obamacare Could Leave 59 Million Americans Uninsured – The Atlantic
That’s more than before the law was passed
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Congress to begin Obamacare repeal effort in January, says Mitch McConnell
Senate majority leader acknowledges repeal of Affordable Care Act will take time and says 20 million covered by law will not lose healthcare
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Better Off Before Obamacare?
Before the law, which Trump has said he would repeal, health insurance was cheaper for a few, but outright unattainable for many.
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Medical Schools Must Play A Role in Addressing Racial Disparities
STAT columnist Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu recently urged physicians to ask how they can ensure that their patients can “thrive in an America free of legalized terror and intolerance.”
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The Infuriating Reason People With Dark Skin Are At A Greater Risk For Skin Cancer
Perhaps the most common skin-care myth in the Black community is that, because we have more melanin than those with lighter skin, we’re somehow impervious to the sun’s harmful rays. Guess what? This couldn’t be further from the truth.
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