Welcome! Below is a selection of the latest research and updates related to Black women’s health.
In addition to the studies and reports below, I lift up the lived experiences of Black women, experiences which have often already confirmed for us what the studies and articles report.
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American Cancer Society launches major study of Black women’s health
The American Cancer Society has launched VOICES of Black Women, a study enrolling over 100,000 Black women between the ages of 25 and 55. The largest study of its kind, it will focus on behavioral and environmental cancer risks and outcomes, to better understand how the lived experiences of Black women may affect their cancer risk or mortality.
A new discovery has been made toward finding a cure for lupus
Researchers at Northwestern Medicine and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have identified a cause for lupus – a cellular defect that appears to drive the disease process. Their study shows that reversing the defect may reverse the disease.
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