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  • What’s behind Black women’s excessive rate of fibroids?

    I debunk the most common myths about Black women and fibroids by unpacking the latest research on racial disparities in fibroids.

    Illustration: Xia Gordon for Vox and Capital B

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  • The health risks behind ‘Cop City’

    Experts weigh in on the public health ramifications of the proposed police and fire training facilities for Black residents.

    Photo: Cheney Orr/AFP via Getty Images

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  • How a team of Black paramedics set the gold standard for emergency medical response

    I interviewed the author of American Sirens to discuss the Freedom House Ambulance Service, the all-Black team of paramedics who pioneered the paramedics profession in for 1970s Pittsburgh.

    Photo: Dr. Nancy Caroline with paramedic Walt Brown in 1975; The National EMS Museum Archives

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  • For Black women, health plays an outsize role in retirement planning

    Black women and experts discuss the massive role health and financial disparities play in their retirement plans, including the ability to retire at all.

    Photo: Jose Luis Pelaez—The Image Bank/Getty Images

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  • Ambition Diaries: “They wanted me to make myself smaller, so they could be comfortable”

    I interviewed a mother-daughter duo on transitioning from corporate careers to entrepreneurship in birth work and holistic herbalism, the impact of sexism and discrimination on their careers, the impact of the pandemic, and living authentic lives.

    Photo: Melody Timothee

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A disproportionate number of Black women are ‘kinless’ as they age. Advocates say they deserve a social safety net, too | Fortune Well

What’s behind Black women’s excessive rate of fibroids? | Vox and Capital B News

The health risks behind ‘Cop City’ | Capital B News

How a team of Black paramedics set the gold standard for emergency medical response | NPR Shots

For Black women, health plays an outsize role in retirement planning | Fortune Well

Ambition Diaries: “They wanted me to make myself smaller, so they could be comfortable” | Fast Company

The Local Fight to Increase Fibroid Research Funding | Capital B News

Luring pandemic-impacted youth back to college will take effort, educators say | Youth Today

Texas Hospitals’ Progress Toward Health Equity | Texas Hospitals Magazine

Facing invasive treatments for uterine fibroids, Black women advocate for better care | NPR

What Abortion Access Looks Like for Black Women in Atlanta | Capital B News

Africa’s HIV Experts Break Down Global COVID-19 Vaccine Inequity | BLKHLTH

Rural Appalachian parks departments ‘train trauma’ to support youth | Youth Today

Training Tomorrow’s Doctors with a Focus on Health Equity | Texas Hospitals Magazine

Texas Hospitals Address Disparities in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality | Texas Hospitals Magazine

Rising to the Challenge: Achieving Health Equity | Texas Hospital Magazine

Ready To Get The COVID Vaccine? Here's How To Book It In Your State (contributor)| NPR News

Milton woman sues OB/GYN group over alleged racial discrimination | Boston Globe

Healthcare In The U.S. Is Still Segregated, So Community Organizations Are Taking COVID-19 Testing Into Their Own Hands | The Appeal

Rising to the Challenge: Achieving Health Equity | Texas Hospital Association

Highlighting Race and Chronic Illness As Key COVID-19 Disparities | MedTruth

Alarmed but Not Surprised: Reckoning with Residential Segregation and COVID-19 Racial Disparities | National Center for Institutional Diversity

Increased HIV Testing and Treatment for Black Bisexual Men May Have Played a Role in HIV Drop in Black Women. But Has the Stigma Gone Away? | The Body Pro

Why Is COVID-19 Hitting Black Communities Harder? Residential Segregation Is a Key Factor. | The Appeal

Getting sexual and reproductive health care online | Bedsider Providers

We Are Facing a Resurgence of Sexually Transmitted Infections Amid the Pandemic | Truthout

Abortion Providers Fight to Keep Working During the Coronavirus Pandemic | The Appeal

In Prison, Women Are 9 Times More Likely to Be HIV-Positive | The Nation

What does 'unintended' pregnancy really mean? | Lady Science

The hidden cost of 'stop-and-frisk' | Boston Globe

Structural Racism in Medicine Worsens the Health of Black Women and Infants | Rewire News Group

Dental Implant Complications: Dick Van Dyke's Painful Story | MedTruth

Abortion Providers Fight to Keep Working During the Coronavirus Pandemic | The Appeal

Why self-care is important during COVID-19 – especially for health care workers | Healthy Debate

Teens: Manage your stress during COVID-19! | News Decoder

Access to birth control is about more than where you live | Bedsider Providers

To improve maternal and baby health care, we must take better care of OB-GYNs | Dallas News

What We Risk When We Fail to Protect Black Girls | Rewire News Group

This How Racial Health Inequities Undermine Democracy | by National Center for Institutional Diversity | Spark: Elevating Scholarship on Social Issues | National Center for Institutional Diversity

Remember Erica Garner by Fighting to Protect Black Women's Health | Rewire News Group