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Focus on Equity, Literacy, and Advocacy Needed to Curb Maternal Deaths Among Black Women

ADW News Desk - May 30, 2019

The United States has the highest gross domestic product and one of the highest standards of living in the world, yet its maternal mortality...

Legislation to Expand Access to PrEP Unanimously Approved by City Council

ADW News - May 21, 2019

Legislation authorizes City of Atlanta to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Fulton County Board of Health to allocate $100,000 to provide medication that...

What You Need to Know Now: Women Can Live Heart Healthy at Every Age

ADW News Desk - May 14, 2019

Heart disease is the leading killer among women, but it does not have to be. Women can live longer and heart healthier lives when...

Metro Atlantans Pay Higher Prices for Health Care

ADW News - May 13, 2019

By Andy Miller Metro Atlanta is in the top third of 112 urban areas on health care pricing, newly released data show. The prices in greater Atlanta are...

Director John Singleton’s Fatal Stroke Spotlights Black Americans’ Hypertension Risk

ADW News Desk - May 7, 2019

Filmmaker John Singleton was hailed for his ability to portray black Americans' lives on screen. His death drew attention to one of the biggest...

Environmental Racism: A Quiet Killer in Black Communities

ADW News - April 23, 2019

By Antoine M. Thompson While we often hear and read about police brutality, housing and employment discrimination, there is simply inadequate media coverage of an...

First African-American Neuroscience Research Initiative Launched to Close the Gap in Health Disparities

ADW News Desk - March 20, 2019

The nation's first African-American Neuroscience Research Initiative, aimed at ensuring that genomic research and neuroscience studies are representative of individuals across all populations including...

Bill Jenkins, Who Tried to Halt Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Dies at 73

ADW News - February 27, 2019

Bill Jenkins, a government epidemiologist who tried to expose the unethical Tuskegee syphilis study in the 1960s and devoted the rest of his career...

Health Care Waiver Bill Passes Out of Committee

ADW News - February 22, 2019

The Senate Health and Human Services Committee passed legislation Tuesday to allow Gov. Brian Kemp to pursue health care waivers from the federal government. The...

Opioid Lawsuit Seeks Recovery of Tax Dollars, Compensation From Drug Manufacturers

ADW News - February 21, 2019

The Beasley Allen Firm and The CK Hoffler Firm filed a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors on behalf of the City of Flint,...

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