Cleveland.com29d
Why hasn’t Black obesity become a national healthcare crisis? Justice B. Hill
The figure for Black women, Reverend Al wrote, is almost 60 percent. Obesity affects people in all age brackets, and physicians are seeing a growing number of obese Black children, who face enough ...
SF Weekly25d
Black Patients Less Likely To Get Weight Loss Surgery
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Black people with obesity are less likely to get weight-loss surgery than others. Black people are just as likely to discuss the procedure with their doctor ...
FactChecking RFK Jr.’s Other Health Claims During HHS Confirmation Hearings
Here, we explain the facts behind several more of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claims during his two Senate hearings as nominee ...
MedPage Today1mon
One Racial Group Is Less Likely to Go Through With Bariatric Surgery
The current findings are congruent with prior research that reported Black people were less likely to undergo metabolic surgery despite higher rates of obesity and comorbidities such as type 2 ...
The Victoria Advocate25d
Black Patients Less Likely To Get Weight Loss Surgery
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Black people with obesity are less likely to get weight-loss surgery than others. Black people are just as likely to discuss the procedure with their ...