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A Holistic Approach to Postpartum Weight Gain Benefits Patients

Black Health Matters

“People from racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by postpartum weight retention (PPWR).” ” According to a report published in Women’s Health , examining a narrative mapping literature to the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Framework.

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Black Americans Still Suffer Worse Health. Here’s Why There’s So Little Progress

KFF Health News

One morning in late April, a small brick health clinic along the Thurgood Marshall Highway bustled with patients. And most carried three pill bottles or more for various chronic ailments. But Brown called them “lucky,” with enough health insurance or money to see a doctor. KINGSTREE, S.C. — ” The U.S.

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Black Americans still suffer worse health. Here’s why there’s so little progress.

HEALTHBEAT

One morning in late April, a small brick health clinic along the Thurgood Marshall Highway bustled with patients. And most carried three pill bottles or more for various chronic ailments. But Brown called them “lucky,” with enough health insurance or money to see a doctor. Others pulled oxygen tanks.