Taking a Closer Look at Black Mental Health
By Patricia Maryland, Dr.PH (NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist) Good physical and mental health help drive success and enjoyment in our lives. But when it comes to overcoming some of our society’s biggest...
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Hillary Clinton Rolls Out Mental Health Care Plan
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Last week, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton released a health care proposal designed to support millions of Americans suffering from mental...
View ArticleManaging Pain and Opioid Addiction in the Black Community
By Patricia Maryland, Dr.PH (NNPA Newswire Guest Columnist) As America grapples with prescription opioid addiction, an epidemic shattering communities across our nation, healthcare providers face a...
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This Is Why Increasing Diversity in Healthcare is Essential for the Black...
Print PDFBy Dr. Patricia Maryland (NNPA Newswire Guest Columnist) Diversity is good for communities, companies and our nation. A plurality of viewpoints, experiences and beliefs has the potential to...
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PRESS ROOM: Are You Eligible for New Medicare Benefits? Find Out Today
Print PDFFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Your health needs change from year to year. And, your health plan may change its benefits and costs each year too. That’s why it’s important to review your Medicare...
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Black AIDS Institute Honors Lee Daniels on World AIDS Day
Print PDFBy BAI Staffers (Black AIDS Institute) The Black AIDS Institute’s Heroes in the Struggle Gala and Award Celebration honors, in a star-studded event and photographic tribute, individuals who,...
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Despite Progress, Colorectal Cancer Claims Thousands of Black Lives
Print PDFBy Dr. Patricia Maryland (NNPA Newswire Guest Columnist) Few diseases cause as much pain and suffering as cancer. While survivors, activists, policymakers and healthcare professionals have...
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Americans Spend Almost $10,000 Each Year on Health Insurance
Print PDFBy Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Health care spending in the United States grew at a rate of 5.8 percent last year and reached $3.2 trillion, or $9,990 per person, based on new...
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San Diego Trainer Overcomes Hurdles on the Track and in Life
Print PDFBy Edward Henderson (San Diego Voice & Viewpoint/NNPA Member) Rashan Guillory remembers the hunger pangs the most. Several months pregnant with her daughter Journey and kicked out of her...
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Why Are Black People Still in the Dark When It Comes to HIV Prevention?
Print PDFBy Angelo C. Louw (NNPA Newswire Guest Columnist) With new infection rates and AIDS-related deaths on a decline globally, it seems we are finally gaining ground in the fight to end the...
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PRESS ROOM: Patricia Maryland, Dr.PH, to Become President and CEO of...
Print PDFFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ST. LOUIS — Ascension announced that Patricia Maryland, Dr.PH, will become Executive Vice President and President and CEO of Ascension Healthcare, effective July 1, 2017....
View ArticleOn National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Time to Address Stigma
By Angelo C. Louw (NNPA Newswire Guest Columnist) Those of us working in HIV prevention have always believed that the spread of the virus was largely due to stigma around sex and sexuality, and that...
View ArticleNeonatal Mortality: The Quiet Crisis of the African-American Community
By Patricia Maryland, Dr.PH (NNPA Newswire Guest Columnist) In my years working in healthcare, I have been blessed to see patients celebrate happy moments, but I have also witnessed times of profound...
View ArticleSaving Hearts and Lives in the African-American Community
By Patricia Maryland, Dr.PH (NNPA Newswire Guest Columnist) Our heart is the engine that keeps our body running. That’s why problems with the heart—such as coronary artery disease, high blood pressure...
View ArticleRepublicans Hit Major Roadblock to ‘Trumpcare’ After Bad CBO Numbers
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Less than a day after the Congressional Budget Office released an analysis of the “American Health Care Act of 2017,” three House Republicans,...
View ArticleTika Sumpter On Being Dark-Skinned In Hollywood: “I Was Truly Unprepared”
[BLACKDOCTOR.ORG] Actress Tika Sumpter is one of those actresses who has taken Hollywood by storm on her terms. She’s been a star on Tyler Perry’s “Have And The Have Nots”, Ice Cube’s “Ride Along” and...
View ArticlePfizer Officials Call for Blacks to Participate in Sickle Cell Disease...
By Joan H. Allen (NNPA News Wire Contributor) June 19, 2016 marks World Sickle Cell Day. In a desire to help create a greater awareness of sickle cell disease (SCD) and increase their efforts to find a...
View ArticleVeterans Choice Program: Helping Our Troops Access the Care They Deserve
By Dr. Patricia Maryland (NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist) Since 1999, May has been designated as National Military Appreciation Month, an opportunity for Americans to show their gratitude for those who...
View ArticleBlack Women Beware: Are Our Hair Products Killing Us?
[ATLANTADAILYWORLD.COM] A bombshell new report from Black Women for Wellness, an LA-based advocacy and research group dedicated to the health and wellness of Black women, released a 60-page document...
View ArticleCommunity Health Centers: Fulfilling the Promise of the ACA, Eliminating...
By Dr. Patricia Maryland (NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist) One hundred one years ago, Booker T. Washington penned a letter to the editors of America’s leading black newspapers. In it, he contended that...
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