Black men in New York City face a variety of health challenges, including a disproportionately high rate of undiagnosed, life-threatening heart disease.

Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan has been working with a nonprofit group called Real Dads Network to do something about it. The two have partnered to provide free heart health screenings, specifically targeting Black men, in hopes of detecting serious heart conditions sooner, saving lives along the way.

All Things Considered host Sean Carlson last week discussed the initiative with Mount Sinai Dr. Incilma Fergus and Kenyatta Rouse, who is part of the Real Dads Network and a former NYPD detective.

A lightly edited transcript of their conversation is below:

Sean Carlson: Doctor, why are Black men more likely than other groups to have

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