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Share on PinterestSome ethnic minorities in the United States have had to deal with the damaging pressure of a decades-old narrative: the “model minority” myth.Recently, public discussions and debates around the many and varied manifestations of racism and discrimination have brought back into focus the impact of a decades-old narrative haunting the United States: the…

Share on PinterestMany African American women find it hard to integrate self-care into their daily lives.In 2010, Prof. Cheryl Giscombé, Ph.D., published a paper entitled Superwoman Schema: African American Women’s Views on Stress, Strength, and Health in the journal Qualitative Health Research. In it, she explained:“Researchers have suggested that health disparities in African American women,…

Share on PinterestDeforestation increases points of contact between humans and animals that may carry zoonotic diseases.A new policy brief published in the journal Science has found that preventive measures that would significantly reduce the risk of a pandemic would cost roughly 500 times less than responding to a pandemic.The research makes clear that a worldwide…

Learn more here.2. What can people do to lower diastolic blood pressure?Share on PinterestMaking certain lifestyle changes, such as getting more exercise, can help a person manage their blood pressure.Our second most read article over the past week looked at some steps people can take to lower their blood pressure.In this article, we offer 17…

Share on PinterestA multi-institutional team of researchers has pinpointed 13 drugs that they argue could be effective against COVID-19. This finding forms the basis of further treatment trials.The discovery of drugs that may be effective at inhibiting the spread of SARS-CoV-2 has spurred researchers at Yale University in New Haven, CT, to trial a new…