Churches urged to prepare for flooding
Amber alerts have been issued across parts of the UK ahead of Storm Christoph bringing heavy rain this week, and Ecclesiastical Insurance is encouraging churches to take steps to prevent flooding.
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Largest testing programme for coronavirus publishes its initial findings
The Health Secretary has welcomed the findings of the largest study to date into coronavirus rates of infection by Imperial
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Racism Is Killing Black Men, Even in Health Care
In November, Bernard Tyson, the CEO of Kaiser Permanente, died unexpectedly in his sleep. He was 60. Tyson was a singular
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Black women five times more likely to die as a result of complications in their pregnancy than white women, report finds
Black women are five times more likely to die as a result of complications in pregnancy than white women, a report has
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Faith made Harriet Tubman fearless as she rescued slaves
Millions of people voted in an online poll in 2015 to have the face of Harriet Tubman on the US$20 bill. But
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Study links hair dyes and chemical straighteners to higher breast cancer risk, particularly among black women
Permanent hair dye and chemical hair straightener use was linked to a higher risk of breast cancer in a new study from
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‘Real risk’ to human rights protections after Brexit, say Lords
The House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee has written to Lord Chancellor David Gauke warning him of the real risk that Brexit poses
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9 ways racism impacts maternal health
For many Black, Indigenous and racialized women in Turtle Island (North America) and globally — motherhood is a fight for
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African C-sections ’50 times more deadly’
The number of mothers who die after a Caesarean-section in Africa is as much as 50 times higher than in
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Are Hair Products for Black Women Safe? Afro Hair Blogger Aims to Launch Documentary to Find Out
In April 2018 Tola Okogwu was featured in a BBC interview about the potential dangers of hair care products marketed
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