Health

Muture Sisters, a nonprofit organization in Paterson, New Jersey, provides portable showers and hygiene kits to the unhoused community, helping to address the health risks associated with poor hygiene and to provide a safe space for them to shower and get dressed.

Yamacraw Village, a public housing complex in Savannah, GA, has been neglected for years and is now facing a host of deficiencies that pose a high risk of death or disability to its residents, despite the federal government's promise to fund repairs.

Vice President Kamala Harris' selection of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate has made health care a major issue in the November presidential election, with Walz's record of supporting left-leaning health care initiatives and his personal experience with IVF and fertility treatments adding to the debate.

A new study published in Nature Medicine found that 47,690 people died due to heat-related issues in Europe last summer, and while the U.S. has not yet seen such a high number of deaths, extreme heat can trigger heart attacks, strokes, and other forms of cardiovascular incidents, making it difficult to accurately measure the number of heat-related deaths in the U.S.

Word In Black and STAT are hosting a discussion on the intersection of race, health, and modern obesity treatments, featuring Black voices sharing their experiences with weight loss, systemic discrimination, and societal pressures.

Young Black Americans are calling for health care reform, drug price caps, easier access to mental health care services, and federal policies to streamline health care services.

Exercise is considered fundamental to the treatment of Parkinson's, but efforts to recruit Black participants in Parkinson's exercise programs have been largely unsuccessful due to doctor bias, mistrust, and privacy concerns.

Black households are disproportionately affected by high grocery prices due to food deserts, lower incomes, higher unemployment rates, and higher rates of diet-related diseases, and the Federal Trade Commission is investigating the issue.

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