Topic: Precision Medicine for African Americans
Genetic Risk Isn’t Destiny for Black Americans. It’s a Target.
There is an understandable fear in medicine about linking genetics to the health of Black Americans. The worry goes like this: if we say Black people have an inherited risk for a disease, someone will conclude, “Well, that’s just how…
Black Women Are Three Times More Likely to Die During Pregnancy. Why?
In 2024, Black women in the United States died during pregnancy or within six weeks after at a rate of 44.8 per 100,000 live births. For White women, the rate was 14.2. That is about 3.2 times higher, and the…
African Americans and Mental Health: Lower Rates, Worse Outcomes
The Black mental health paradox By and large, African Americans report fewer depression and anxiety disorders than White Americans in national surveys. In the National Survey of American Life, about 10% of African Americans had experienced major depression in their…
