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An all-inclusive approach across health providers and communities can help address the disparity in Black maternal mortality rates.

Lung cancer screenings have been shown to reduce deaths by 20%-30% in high-risk populations. Learn about who should be screened as well as what to expect during the scan.

Black maternal morbidity and mortality rates in the United States have reached alarming levels, revealing a profound and systemic disparity in health care outcomes. Nationally, Black women are two to three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Prioritizing lung health during lung cancer awareness month

The statistics are devastating: Sudden unexpected infant death is the No. 1 cause of death in babies age 29 days to 1 year old.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid recently adopted new guidelines for lung cancer screening, changing the age at which men and women should start screening and expanding criteria for smoking history.

Now that three COVID-19 vaccines have been authorized for use, questions are circulating about the vaccines’ safety and effectiveness, and if and when those with certain health conditions, such as diabetes, should get vaccinated.