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ICE Confirms Immigration Officials Stopped Black Man Jogging In West Roxbury
The official declined to provide further details about the nature of the stop or whether the ICE officers identified themselves as law enforcement.
Black Leaders In Massachusetts Call On State Legislature To Pass Police Reform Bill
The Massachusetts House and Senate have approved separate versions of the bill, but have yet to hammer out a final compromise.
U.S. Breast Cancer Deaths Falling Steadily — But Black Women Increasingly At Risk
New research finds that breast cancer is becoming an increasingly survivable disease in the United States. But while the overall death rate has been dropping, the rate of getting cancer...
Study: Black Men With Prostate Cancer More Likely To Get Worse Care Than White Men
Compared to white men, black men with localized prostate cancer were 35 percent less likely to undergo surgery within three months of diagnosis, 45 to 48 percent more likely to...
White Coats For Black Lives: Toward Racial Equality In Health Care
A first year medical student says: "As future physicians, we are responsible for addressing the perpetuation of racism by medical institutions and seek policy change to eliminate disparities in outcomes."
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Caution: 'Acceptable' Black Women's Hairstyles May Harm Health
When limits on "acceptable" hair exclude hairstyles worn primarily by black women, it's not just an issue of racial fairness -- it could also harm black women's health, two researchers...
Medical Segregation: Most Minority Patients See Minority Doctors
A Cambridge Health Alliance study finds that medicine is highly segregated, with minority patients seeing mainly minority physicians.
Why We Need More Minority Doctors
Why We Need More Minority Doctors
'Health Of Boston' Mixes Good News And Bad: Teen Births Down, Racial Gaps Loom
The new "Health of Boston" report mixes good news with bad.
10 Things About ObamaCare You May Not Know But Should
Harvard professor John McDonough shares 10 important points about ObamaCare.
Multiple Babies, Not Breastfed: Link To Aggressive Cancer In African-Americans
A study suggests having multiple, non-breast-fed children is linked to aggressive breast cancer.
Why An Emergency Medic Might Ask About Your Race
Department of Public Health explains why medics ask about race
Study: Healthy Waist Size May Be Bigger For Black Women
What to make of a study that finds a healthy waist size may be bigger for black women.
Dartmouth Data: Primary Care Alone Won't Fix Nation's Health Woes
New research from the Dartmouth Atlas Project suggests that access to primary care alone won't fix the nation's health care problems.