by American Heart Association Credit: Christina Morillo from PexelsBlack women who develop high blood pressure before age 35 and are on medication for hypertension may have triple the odds of having a stroke, and those who develop high blood pressure before age 45 may have twice the risk of suffering a stroke, according to a preliminary...
by Ronnie Cohen, KFF Health News Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Deanna Denham Hughes was stunned when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer last year. She was only 32. She had no family history of cancer, and tests found no genetic link. Hughes wondered why she, an otherwise healthy Black mother of two, would develop a...
by New York University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Black women with symptoms of depression more often report sleep disturbances, self-criticism, and irritability than stereotypical symptoms such as depressed mood, according to a new study led by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and Columbia University School of Nursing. “Based on our findings, it’s...
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (Boston)—Black women are disproportionately affected by poor sleep, which is associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes such as cardiovascular disease, depression and worse quality of life. The gold standard treatment for insomnia is cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), which specifically targets the individual’s problematic sleep behaviors and beliefs....
In the United States, Black women are more likely to have breast cancer at earlier ages and with a worse prognosis than white women. Despite this, there is a critical gap in breast cancer risk prediction models for them. The new tool could help finally change things. Clinicians use breast cancer risk prediction tools to...
By Angus Chen A clinician examines the results of a mammogram.ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/GETTY IMAGES For years, health experts have recommended that, starting at the age of 50, every woman should get a mammogram every two years. But Christina Chapman, an oncologist and researcher at the University of Michigan, looked at the devastating disparities in breast cancer outcomes...
These types of cancer have a poor prognosis. The analysis of nearly 200,000 patients who received mammograms between 2006 and 2015 across three US health systems underscores the importance of understanding the heterogeneity of breast cancer risk factors for women of differing races, ages, and disease subtypes. The study appears in Cancer Medicine. The cohort included...
Author Kimberly BertrandAssistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University July 13, 2021, 8.29 am EDT Frequent and long-term use of lye-based hair straightening products, or relaxers, may increase the risk of breast cancer among Black women, compared with more moderate use. Boston University’s Black Women’s Health Study followed 59,000 self-identified African American women for over 25 years, sending...
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE New study fills an important knowledge gap about the potential health effects of hair relaxers commonly used by Black women. (Boston)–The lifetime risk of breast cancer is similar among Black and white women in the U.S., but Black women are disproportionately affected by aggressive breast cancer subtypes such as estrogen...
