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Black Business Spotlight: Body Love
By Stephenetta (isis) Harmon Through friends and family, word gets out The most successful businesses tend to solve a problem. Sabrina Jones’ problem was eczema and dry, over-sensitive skin. Her...
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Nashville General Opens Midtown Clinic for Primary Care and Medical Specialties
By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN – Nashville General Hospital CEO Dr. Joseph Webb cut a ribbon Monday on a new health clinic in midtown. The facility on Charlotte Avenue is taking new patients and making...
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Injectable Birth Control Raises HIV Risk for African Women
By Olivia Boyd, WI Intern Recent studies suggest that African women face greater risk of HIV infection upon using an injectable birth control, a hormone shot known as Depo-Provera. The shot provides an...
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Palmetto Community Care Hosts Special Events for National HIV Testing Day
By The Charleston Chronicle So far this year, nearly 1,000 people have taken advantage of free HIV testing at Palmetto Community Care. If that trend continues, the nonprofit is on pace to have its...
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Mental illness, homelessness major issue in South Los Angeles
Distinguishing myths from facts By Lisa Fitch, Our Weekly News Contributor During Mental Health Month (May) the 2019 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count results came in. While both subjects—mental...
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68-year-old swimmer competes in National Senior Olympics
By Jannelle Walker, Special to The New Tri-State Defender Last week, 68-year-old Loretta Griffin became the first African-American Memphian to compete in the National Senior Olympics for swimming,...
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Accepting the Challenge to Reduce the Infant Mortality Rate
Dr. Janet Seabrook Infant mortality is the death of an infant before the age of one. According to Statista, the state of Indiana ranked 9th in 2018 with an average of 7.4 infant deaths for every 1,000...
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Local Organizations team up for Water Safety
By Pat Tucker Wilson Flanked by his five-year-old daughter, Karem Greene was one of many parents who spent the afternoon at the Weekly Family YMCA on Stella Link, for a free water safety event. “I...
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Providence Opening Urgent Care Center
By Tedarius Abrams, Sharon Washington and Elae Hill, Washington Informer As part of its transformation to better meet the needs of District residents, Providence Health System will soon offer urgent...
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Providence Opening Urgent Care Center
By WI Interns/DTU Fellows As part of its transformation to better meet the needs of District residents, Providence Health System will soon offer urgent care services. The Providence Urgent Care Center...
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Mental Health Stigma Still Affecting African Americans
The NNPA is taking a closer look at the stigma of mental illness in the African American community. This is the first in a series. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia...
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California’s new budget invests in overlooked piece of health care puzzle:...
By Dr. Sandra Hernández and Raymond Baxter, Special to CALmatters Is this the start of a new era for California’s health workforce? It sure looks like it. Gov. Gavin Newsom is poised to sign the...
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Black pharmacists going ‘above and beyond’
By Cara Anthony SHILOH, Ill. — After a health insurance change forced Bernard Macon to cut ties with his Black doctor, he struggled to find another African American physician online. Then he realized...
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CDC issues warning about ‘crypto’ in pools, water parks
By Stephanie Sigafoos Outbreaks of “crypto,” a parasite found in swimming pools that causes long-term diarrhea, are on the rise, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)....
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‘Moving Past PTSD’ addresses challenges facing veterans
By The Chicago Crusader A recent CBS ‘60 Minutes’ segment hailed a simple procedure therapy for PTSD that’s so fast-acting, many believe it could be a game changer. With more than 20 veterans a day...
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Breast cancer is the most imperative health issue Facing African American women
Ricki Fairley, Vice President, Sisters Network, Inc. By Ricki Fairley, Vice President, Sisters Network, Inc. Though Black women get breast cancer at a slightly lower incidence rate than white women,...
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How to spot signs of, report elder abuse
By Holly Gainer Approximately one in 10 older people living in the United States has experienced physical, sexual, psychological or financial abuse or neglect, according to the National Center on Elder...
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Julia Means Appointed to the City of Milwaukee’s Board of Health
By The Milwaukee Courier Mayor Tom Barrett appointed Julia Means, Registered Nurse, to the City of Milwaukee’s newly created Board of Health last month on June 27. The nine-member commission will...
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Bodden Foundation to Address Mental Health
By Mark F. Gray Former NFL defensive back and Prince George’s County native Leigh Bodden knows all too well about dealing with pain and putting on a brave face. Most of Bodden’s contemporaries hid...
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Best Buddies offers hope, friendship to those with special needs
By Angela N. Parker MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Michelle found Best Buddies International in June 2018 as an intern with high hopes of building skills that would help her transition from the low-paying,...
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