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Helping at-Risk Patients and Increasing Diversity in Clinical Trials

March 13, 2023 admin 0

Dr. Lionel Kankeu Fonkoua, is an oncologist with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center who specializes in the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers. He’s also a Robert Winn Career Development Award recipient dedicated to helping minority and at-risk patients through research […]

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Heart Disease in African American Women

March 2, 2023 admin 0

Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death in women in the U.S. And African American women have an even higher risk of dying from heart disease and at a younger age, than white […]

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Center Inspire More Women to Get a Mammogram to Screen for Breast Cancer.

February 27, 2023 admin 0

By Dr. Catherine Kasper – We’re more than a month into the year and I’m still working to hold onto many of the resolutions and goals I set for 2023. For me, there’s one resolution that […]

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Stay Well Community Health Initiative Celebrates Black Health Care Heroes and Launches Wellness Website in Honor of Black History Month

February 13, 2023 admin 0

Feb. 7, 2023 – (Milwaukee, WI) – The Stay Well Community Health Initiative, which brings health-related resources to Black communities across the country, will honor six Black leaders and roll out a Black wellness website during Black History Month.To celebrate Black […]

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Black History Month: Dr. Alyx Porter on Shaping the Future Generation of Physicians

February 8, 2023 admin 0

Black History Month is commemorated every February. It’s a month for all people to celebrate and learn about diverse and important contributions of African Americans to American society and culture, as well as to reflect […]

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Can AI-enhanced Heart Screening Address Health Disparities?

February 3, 2023 admin 0

By: Caitlin Doran/Mayo Clinic – Clinicians and researchers around the world are combining artificial intelligence, known as AI, with health care to help identify patients at greater risk of cardiovascular diseases, such as stroke and […]

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My Pact to Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease

January 26, 2023 admin 0

By Angel Collie, Graduate Research Assistant – University of North Florida (UNF) Preventing Alzheimer’s with Cognitive Training (PACT) – Growing up in Nassau, Bahamas, my Grampy owned a convenience store that my cousins and I […]

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Four Ways to Reduce Risks of Cervical Cancer

January 20, 2023 admin 0

HPV plays a role in causing most cervical cancer. Cervical cancer occurs in the cells of the cervix, the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina. “While it isn’t clear what sparks the cervical cells […]

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Luncheon Agenda Pivots to Erase Breast Cancer Myths, Rumors and Stigmas

January 18, 2023 admin 0

African American women are leading the charge for Breast Cancer awareness to eradicate the stigmas, myths and rumors in urban and rural communities. Recently, inside the American Legion Post 197 located in the Edgewood/Ave B […]

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Community Scientist Advocates Tour Cancer Centers for Research, Cures, Facts and Data

January 17, 2023 admin 0

The University of Florida Cares2 team invited their Duval County community cancer research scientists for a ‘CaRE2 Connects’ bicoastal presentation, dinner and tour. The team met in Gainesville on the University of Florida campus for […]

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