A stroke occurs when blood flow to part of the brain is interrupted, causing brain cells to die from lack of oxygen. For the Black community, this medical emergency represents a disproportionate ...

The first time Leslie Jordan held her son, she didn’t recognize he was her child. “I didn’t know I had delivered. I was just like, ‘Is this my baby?’” Jordan recalled, adding the whole room was crying ...

Black women who reported experiencing racism may be at an increased risk of having a stroke, a new study finds. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

MINNEAPOLIS – Black people consistently had a higher rate of stroke than white people over a recent 22-year period, according to a study published in the January 10, 2024, online issue of Neurology ®, ...

AUGUST. IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, BLACK WOMEN, MORE THAN ANY OTHER GROUP, ARE MOST LIKELY TO HAVE A STROKE, AND IT’S MORE LIKELY THAT THOSE STROKES ARE MORE SEVERE AND HAPPEN AT A YOUNGER AGE. THE ...