Black Headline NewsJul 30, 20234 min readHealthNew Charleston museum nods to historical roots of US health disparitiesMaude Callen, a Black nurse-midwife, delivered more than 800 infants across the South Carolina Lowcountry starting in the 1920s, when ...
INFO Media DistributionJun 8, 20236 min readSouth NewsCongenital syphilis rates up 900% among Mississippi babies, expected to growThe CDC reported that there were 64 congenital syphilis cases in Mississippi in 2021, up from 37 in 2020 and just two in 2017.
INFO Media DistributionMay 28, 20237 min readHealthA striking gap between deaths of Black and White babies plagues the SouthThese days, there’s not even an ultrasound machine in this rural county 60 miles south of Columbia, much less an obstetrician.