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PRESS ROOM: AARP Analysis Finds Nearly 11 percent of Black Older Adults Lack...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “While the Affordable Care Act has greatly reduced the number of older adults who are uninsured, coverage has remained unaffordable for far too many people aged 50-64, including many...
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INTERVIEW: Dr. Alexa Canady teaches us to remain calm in the face of obstacles
ROLLINGOUT.COM — You have parents who are just good. And you can recognize that right away, you will have other parents who let their anxiety overtake them. You know, I saw a lot of seriously ill...
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Native South Side doctor’s commitment to Black community changes with the...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — There are about 5,000 minorities who have joined the cannabis/CBD space so far across the country, and WaKanna for Life is the only female and Black-owned cannabis/CBD health and...
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House calls bring COVID-19 vaccine to homebound patients
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — So far, the House Calls program has vaccinated 30 patients and eligible caregivers and plans to administer up to 130 doses by mid-April. The program provides care to patients who...
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OP-ED: COVID-19 Testing and Black America
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, a majority of Black Americans (61%) now say they plan to get a COVID-19 vaccine (or that they’ve already received one), compared...
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Alabama to receive $940 million incentive payments, over two years, if the...
THE GREENE COUNTY DEMOCRAT - Jane Adams, Executive Director of Cover Alabama, a coalition of organizations supporting Medicaid Expansion says, “This is the very best time for Alabama to expand Medicaid...
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How Black Residents in Birmingham Overcame Fear to Take COVID-19 vaccines
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — “Usually, the vaccines we take, like the flu vaccine, are only about 60 to 70 percent effective. But the [COVID-19] vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, both of those are 93 percent...
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Dr. Mona Fouad’s outreach to low-income areas stresses COVID-19 vaccines
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES - “One of the first things we did when the COVID-19 [pandemic] started, was to do mobile testing,” she said. “We went to the communities, set up sites in the neighborhoods, and...
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Dannielle Brown ends hunger strike, starts foundation in honor of her son
THE AFRO - Dannielle Brown’s hunger strike is over, but her battle for justice for her son is everlasting.Brown, whose son, Marquis Jaylen Brown, died after falling out of a Duquesne University dorm...
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The Life of a COVID Long-Hauler
FLORIDA COURIER — A former ‘American Idol’ contestant from Florida shares how the symptoms continue to linger long after he was cleared of the virus. Jeremy Rosado, who battled the coronavirus months...
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OP-ED: Communities of Color and Other Buyers, Beware of Bold Promises from...
A recent report by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that “older Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native adults were nearly twice as likely to die of COVID-19 as older White adults,” and...
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Black California: Reporting on the Impacts of COVID-19
BLACK VOICE NEWS - Nationally, Blacks are 13 percent of the country’s population, but 30 percent of the coronavirus cases. According to The Atlantic’s COVID Tracker, Blacks die of COVID-19 at a rate...
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COVID-19 Pandemic Leads to Drop of Maternal Health Care in Africa, Raising...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Globally, and in many African countries, women have borne the brunt of the harmful effects of the pandemic. They have had limited to no access to essential maternal and child health...
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Dr. Rochelle Walensky, CDC Director — Interview with the Black Press of America
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The 7:30 a.m. EST interview will air over several social media platforms, including facebook.com/blackpressusa/videos, youtube.com/c/blackpressusatv, and on Twitter @BlackPressUSA. “Dr....
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OP-ED: Hospice Is About Living, Not Dying
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On National Healthcare Decisions Day, I want to share the importance of compassionate death in the Black community, including hospice care. Hospice is a set of services designed to...
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President Biden Announces Executive Orders to Curb Gun Violence
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This gun violence in our neighborhood is having a profound impact on our children, even if they’re never involved in pulling the trigger or being the victim of — on the other side of a...
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PRESS ROOM: Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Announces National Health...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Your health shouldn’t depend on the color of your skin or the neighborhood you live in,” said Kim Keck, president and CEO of BCBSA. “The crisis in racial disparities in our country’s...
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FEMA pilot center gives Marylanders new vaccination option
THE AFRO - “From the start of the vaccination mission, the federal government has committed itself to ensuring safe, equitable and efficient vaccinations for all Americans,” The post FEMA pilot center...
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Birmingham Restores Two Paid Holidays For City Workers
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES - “Now that the American Rescue Plan has been signed into law, we have a clearer view of what it can mean for the city. There is a great deal of guidance we must consider from the...
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Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Physicians Make a Positive Impact on...
THE LOS ANGELES SENTINEL - “Knowing that health care workers have been on the frontline for the past year, and given so much of themselves, we’re awed by their extending themselves even further to...
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