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Medical News Today
February 14, 2025
Stroke remains a major health challenge in the United States, ranking as one of the leading causes of and long-term disability. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 795,000 people experience a stroke annually, with someone dying from a stroke nearly every 3 minutes. Alarmingly, nearly one in four strokes are recurrent, affecting individuals who have already suffered a previous stroke. Preventing strokes and mitigating their impact on individuals and families is crucial. A new study offers hope, highlighting the potential of salt substitutes as a promising strategy to reduce stroke recurrence and mortality.

JAMA Network
February 7, 2025
When the VOICES of Black Women pilot study launched in late 2023, its coprincipal investigator Lauren McCullough, PhD, MSPH, was the first participant to enroll. The study, which the American Cancer Society (ACS) launched nationally last May, aims to explore environmental and behavioral factors that influence cancer risk and outcomes in a cohort of more than 100,000 Black women, making it the largest ever research initiative involving this population.

In the coming years, the study will enroll tens of thousands of Black women between the ages of 25 and 55 years who do not have a history of cancer. The goal: to better understand the specific drivers of cancer in this group and to inform approaches to address cancer disparities. The study will take place across 20 states and the District of Columbia, where collectively more than 90% of Black women in the US live.