After Brexit, black women will be less safe when giving birth in Britain
Ethnic minority women already have significantly poorer outcomes from pregnancy compared to white women. If Brexit goes ahead, the NHS
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Risk of diabetes higher in South Asian and black people in UK
In the UK the risk of diabetes is three to five times higher in South Asian and black people. In
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If even Beyoncé had a rough pregnancy, what hope do other black women have?
Last week, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter premiered Homecoming on Netflix. Three homegirls and I were glued on the navy sectional, journeying with
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Black women talk openly about their cervical screening experiences
Attending your cervical screening appointment when you are invited is one of the most important things you can do to
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10 year olds in the UK have consumed 18 years’ worth of sugar
The latest data shows that Black African, Black Caribbean, and other Black children aged 10 and 11 years old are
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Only 1% of BAME Londoners on the organ donor register
According to NHS figures, 62% of Londoners waiting for an organ transplant are either Black or Asian. Many people from
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Dementia whiteboard ‘touches hearts’ around the world
Words of reassurance written on a whiteboard by a daughter to her mother have led to a global conversation about
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DR Congo marks six months since Ebola outbreak began
Today marks six months since the declaration of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There have
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Innovative HIV prevention projects reached 170,000 people in 2018
Projects tackling HIV across England, which were funded by the Public Health England (PHE) HIV Innovation Fund, reached around 170,000
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Funding boost will help organisations promote organ donation in the Christian community
Two organisations working within the Christian community are joining the campaign to address the urgent need for black, Asian and
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Sickle cell: Call The Midwife shines spotlight on disease
Viewers and people with sickle cell disease have praised TV show Call The Midwife for its storyline portraying the condition.
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The refuge for children with microcephaly
In the coastal town of Kilifi in Kenya, an abnormally large number of children born with microcephaly – a condition
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Call for more people from black communities to give blood as new figures show more than 400 black people became New Year donors in 2018
NHS Blood and Transplant is urging people from the black community to make becoming a blood donor their New Year’s
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How NHS 111 can help you
Dr Seun Bakare, Northwest London Urgent Care GP said: “The winter months can be challenging for the NHS, especially for
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What keeps some black women from seeking mental health care
‘You either get told to pray about it or you’re told to get over it, basically,’ one woman told Moneyish.
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