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Two New FOP Treatments Are Here. Make Sure Our Community Knows About Them.

In five weeks, the FDA approved Regeneron's Pasatru and Mirum's Atebrioz for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, a rare disease that slowly turns muscle and tendons into bone. Here is what Black patients and families should know.

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Hyperthyroidism

When the thyroid gland produces too much hormone, the body's metabolism accelerates. Learn about causes, symptoms, and why early detection matters—especially in the Black community.

BHealthy Editorial Team

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Allergies

More than 100 million Americans live with allergies — and Black Americans face unique risks, including higher rates of food allergies, more severe reactions, and less access to the care and prescripti...

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Diabetes (Type 2)

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition affecting how the body processes blood sugar (glucose). It's the most common form of diabetes and is particularly prevalent in the Black community.

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Breast Cancer

Breast cancer occurs when cells in the breast grow out of control. While Black women have slightly lower rates of breast cancer diagnosis, they have significantly higher mortality rates.

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Drug Use and Addiction

Drug use and addiction, also known as substance use disorder, is a chronic but treatable condition that affects the brain and behavior. It involves the compulsive use of substances — including prescri...

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Eye Care

Eye care covers the prevention, detection, and treatment of vision problems and eye diseases that can affect sight at any age. Common conditions include refractive errors (nearsightedness, farsightedn...

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Blood Pressure (Hypertension)

High blood pressure, or hypertension, occurs when the force of blood against artery walls is consistently too high. It's often called the 'silent killer' because it typically has no symptoms until ser...

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Epilepsy

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder in which abnormal brain activity causes recurrent, unprovoked seizures. Seizures are sudden bursts of electrical activity in the brain that can affect how a person ...

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Depression

Depression is a common but serious mood disorder that affects how you feel, think, and handle daily activities. It goes beyond occasional sadness or a rough patch — it is a persistent condition that c...

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Crohn's Disease

Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes chronic inflammation of the digestive tract. It can affect any part of the tract from the mouth to the anus, but most commonly...

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Fibroids (Uterine)

Uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths of the uterus. They're extremely common, but Black women are disproportionately affected and often have more severe symptoms.

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Dizziness and Vertigo

Dizziness and vertigo are common balance-related symptoms that can make you feel lightheaded, unsteady, or like the room is spinning. Dizziness is a broad term describing feeling faint, woozy, or off-...

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Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal cancer starts in the colon or rectum. When detected early through screening, it's highly treatable. Black Americans have the highest colorectal cancer incidence and mortality rates of any r...

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Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular disease includes conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels, including coronary artery disease, heart failure, and stroke. It is the leading cause of death for Black Americans.

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Cancer

Cancer is a group of diseases in which abnormal cells grow uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body. There are more than 100 types of cancer, with the most common in the Black community in...

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COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. It includes two main conditions — emphysema and chronic bronchitis — and often both are presen...

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Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis)

Eczema is a condition that makes skin red, inflamed, and itchy. It's common in children but can occur at any age. Eczema often looks different on darker skin tones, which can lead to misdiagnosis.

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Chronic Bronchitis

Chronic bronchitis is a long-term inflammation of the bronchial tubes — the airways that carry air to and from your lungs. It is one of the two main conditions that make up chronic obstructive pulmona...

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Fatigue

Fatigue is more than just feeling tired after a long day — it is a persistent, overwhelming sense of exhaustion that does not improve with rest and can interfere with daily activities, work, and relat...

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Emphysema

Emphysema is a chronic lung condition and one of the two main forms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the other being chronic bronchitis. It damages the air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs,...

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Childhood Vaccines

Childhood vaccines are one of the safest and most effective tools in modern medicine, protecting children from serious and sometimes deadly diseases such as measles, whooping cough, polio, and chicken...

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Maternal Health

Maternal health refers to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. It includes physical, mental, and emotional well-being, and covers care from before conception th...

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Kidney Cysts

Kidney cysts are fluid-filled sacs that form on or in the kidneys. Simple kidney cysts are common, especially as people age, and usually do not cause symptoms or harm. They are different from polycyst...

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HIV

HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) attacks the body's immune system, specifically the CD4 cells (T cells), which help the immune system fight off infections. Untreated, HIV reduces the number of CD4 c...

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Hypothyroidism

Hypothyroidism, also called underactive thyroid, is a condition in which the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone. Thyroid hormones regulate how the body uses energy, so low levels ca...

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3 min

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Fistulas

A fistula is an abnormal connection or tunnel that forms between two organs or between an organ and the surface of the body that normally should not be connected. Fistulas can develop anywhere in the ...

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3 min

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Hypertension

Hypertension (high blood pressure) is when the force of blood against artery walls is consistently too high. It's often called the 'silent killer' because it typically has no symptoms.

BHealthy Editorial Team

3 min

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Glaucoma

Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, often due to abnormally high pressure in the eye. It's a leading cause of irreversible blindness, particularly in Black communities.

BHealthy Editorial Team

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Movement Disorders

Movement disorders are a group of neurological conditions that affect the speed, fluency, quality, and ease of voluntary movement. They can cause either excessive or reduced movement, and include cond...

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Infant and Newborn Nutrition

Infant and newborn nutrition focuses on feeding babies from birth through their first year of life to support healthy growth, brain development, and a strong immune system. The first months of life ar...

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Hepatitis

Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver, most often caused by a viral infection. There are five main types — Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E — each caused by a different virus and spread in different ways....

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Food Allergy

A food allergy is an immune system reaction that happens soon after eating a certain food. Even a tiny amount of the trigger food can cause symptoms such as hives, swelling, digestive problems, or a l...

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Mental Disorders

Mental disorders are conditions that affect a person's thinking, feeling, mood, or behavior. They include a wide range of conditions such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, post-...

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Iron Deficiency Anemia

Iron deficiency anemia occurs when the body lacks enough iron to produce adequate healthy red blood cells. It's particularly common among Black women, often related to heavy menstrual bleeding from fi...

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Meniere's Disease

Meniere's disease is a disorder of the inner ear that causes episodes of vertigo, hearing loss, ringing in the ears (tinnitus), and a feeling of fullness or pressure in the affected ear. It is caused ...

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Heart Disease

Heart disease encompasses several conditions affecting the heart, including coronary artery disease, heart failure, and arrhythmias. It's the leading cause of death for Black Americans.

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Multiple Myeloma

Multiple myeloma is a cancer that forms in plasma cells, a type of white blood cell. It causes cancer cells to accumulate in bone marrow. Black Americans have significantly higher rates of this cancer...

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Lupus

Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks healthy tissue. It can affect joints, skin, kidneys, heart, lungs, and brain.

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Legionnaires' Disease

Legionnaires' disease is a severe form of pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria. People can get sick by breathing in small water droplets that contain the bacteria, which can grow in warm water ...

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Intestinal Cancer

Intestinal cancer refers to cancer that develops in the small intestine or large intestine (colon and rectum). Colorectal cancer is the most common form, while small intestine cancer is rarer. These c...

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Kidney Disease

Chronic kidney disease involves gradual loss of kidney function. The kidneys filter waste from your blood, and when they fail, dangerous levels of waste can accumulate.

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Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that primarily affects the lungs but can spread to other parts of the body, including the kidneys, spine, and...

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3 min

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Thyroid Diseases

Thyroid diseases are conditions that affect the thyroid gland, a small butterfly-shaped gland in the front of the neck that produces hormones regulating metabolism, energy, and many other bodily funct...

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Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is cancer in the prostate gland, which produces seminal fluid. It's one of the most common cancers in men, and Black men face the highest risk.

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Postpartum Depression

Postpartum depression is a serious mental health condition that can occur after giving birth. Unlike the brief 'baby blues' that many new mothers experience, postpartum depression involves persistent ...

BHealthy Editorial Team

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Obesity

Obesity is a complex disease involving an excessive amount of body fat. It increases risk of other diseases and health problems. Structural racism and socioeconomic factors contribute to higher rates ...

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Stroke

A stroke occurs when blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted or reduced, preventing brain tissue from getting oxygen and nutrients.

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Mycobacterial Infections

Mycobacterial infections are diseases caused by bacteria of the Mycobacterium family. The most well-known are tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and leprosy, caused by Mycobacter...

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Small Intestine Disorders

Small intestine disorders are a group of conditions that affect the small intestine, the part of the digestive system responsible for absorbing most nutrients from food. These disorders include celiac...

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