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Lil Jon Wants Us To “Get Low” To Check For Colon Cancer

Black Health Matters

He has recorded and released Get Low #2, a version of the hit dedicated to encouraging people to use the Cologuard kit to get informed about their health. The twenty-somethings standing on nightclub couches when the original song was released in 2002 are now forty-somethings at the prime age to get screened.

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High Blood Pressure Is a Growing Problem Among Children and Teens

Mercola

High blood pressure is a health concern that middle-aged adults and the elderly usually contend with, however, new research suggests that this silent killer is now affecting the lives of American children at an alarming rate. These include "low education, low income, no health insurance, food insecurity and no or limited employment."

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4 million could lose health insurance if ACA tax credits expire

Association of Health Care Journalists

Congress could also repeal the Affordable Care Act (known as Obamacare or the ACA), as it did in 2017 during Trumps first term, but that attempt failed. If the credits end, 4 million Americans could lose their ACA health insurance and 7.2 million enrolled in 2020, according to this Health Affairs article.