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Viola Davis on Being Diagnosed With Prediabetes: ‘I Was Shocked’ | Self.com
The actress tells us about life after her diagnosis.
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REVIEW: Aretha Franklin’s Soul-Stirring “Amazing Grace” Documentary Soars Into the Divine | Good Black News
Lori Lakin Hutcherson, Good Black News Ron Tom/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images. Featured Image [dropcap]Before[/dropcap] reading, please understand the deep degree to which I am an Aretha Franklin fan. I have been in rapture since I was a teen grooving to “Jump To It,” “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me),” “Think,” and, of […]
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Black Women Are Dying During Childbirth. Sen. Kamala Harris Is Working to Change That. | Glamour
The U.S. is one of 13 countries in the world where maternal mortality rates are worse than they were two decades ago. And that alarming statistic hits one group of women the hardest.
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Aretha Franklin Died from Pancreatic Cancer: Here’s Why It’s So Deadly | Healthline
The Queen of Soul’s death is raising questions — and awareness — about a rare form of cancer.
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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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