African Americans Archives - Primary Medical Care Center for Seniors in Miami, Broward, Palm Beach https://primarymed.com/tag/african-americans/ PrimaryMed.com Fri, 31 Jul 2020 19:32:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://primarymed.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-primarycare_icon-32x32.png African Americans Archives - Primary Medical Care Center for Seniors in Miami, Broward, Palm Beach https://primarymed.com/tag/african-americans/ 32 32 Why Are African Americans Disproportionately Burdened by Alzheimer’s Disease Than Any Other Group? https://primarymed.com/why-are-african-americans-disproportionately-burdened-by-alzheimers-disease-than-any-other-group-2/ Fri, 31 Jul 2020 19:32:40 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=4134 The National Institute on Aging defines Alzheimer’s disease as “an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and, eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks.” The Alzheimer’s Association shares that 5.8 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s as someone develops the disease every 65 seconds. The Alzheimer’s Association […]

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]]> Black People in America Are Dying at a Disproportionately Higher Rate From COVID-19 Complications – Here’s Why https://primarymed.com/black-people-in-america-are-dying-at-a-disproportionately-higher-rate-from-covid-19-complications-heres-why/ Wed, 08 Apr 2020 09:09:07 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=3760 Since the novel coronavirus outbreak began, countless rumors have been spread about the mysterious virus that suddenly overtook the world. One very popular rumor that was initially circulated on the internet and made its way into the real world, was the belief that Black people are immune to the novel coronavirus with the initial outbreak […]

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]]> September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month Why is Sickle Cell Disease So Prevalent Among African Americans? https://primarymed.com/september-is-national-sickle-cell-awareness-month-why-is-sickle-cell-disease-so-prevalent-among-african-americans/ Thu, 12 Sep 2019 20:06:56 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=2730 According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, sickle cell disease (SCD) affects one out of every 365 African Americans and there are currently approximately 100,000 Americans affected by SCD. SCD is a major public health concern as an average 75,000 hospitalizations occurred as a result of this disease […]

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]]> Why Is Sickle Cell Disease So Prevalent Among African Americans? https://primarymed.com/why-is-sickle-cell-disease-so-prevalent-among-african-americans/ Fri, 28 Jun 2019 06:51:38 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=2498 According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, sickle cell disease (SCD) affects one out of every 365 African Americans and there are currently approximately 100,000 Americans affected by SCD. SCD is a major public health concern as an average 75,000 hospitalizations occurred as a result of this disease […]

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]]> Why Are African Americans Disproportionately Burdened by Alzheimer’s Disease Than Any Other Group? https://primarymed.com/why-are-african-americans-disproportionately-burdened-by-alzheimers-disease-than-any-other-group/ Tue, 25 Jun 2019 06:08:54 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=2480 The National Institute on Aging defines Alzheimer’s disease as “an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and, eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks.” The Alzheimer’s Association shares that 5.8 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s as someone develops the disease every 65 seconds. The Alzheimer’s Association […]

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