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Dr. Patrice Harris Sworn-In as the American Medical Association’s First Black...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia In June, Dr. Patrice A. Harris, a psychiatrist from Atlanta, was sworn-in as the 174th president of the American Medical Association...
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Why do fewer blacks survive childhood cancers?
By The Milwaukee Times Weekly The relationship between race and the outcome for a number of cancers among whites, Hispanics and blacks in the United States have certainly started to become more evident...
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The future of health begins with you
By The Milwaukee Times Weekly The All of Us Research Program is a large research program that may last for at least 10 years. It is collecting information for the largest ever data bank of information....
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Bill Introduced to Improve Maternal Healthcare
By Mark F. Gray Expectant mothers face challenges when seeking quality prenatal care in the District of Columbia. Economic and transportation barriers contribute to the District’s infant mortality...
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Racial disparities make it harder to ‘die well’
By Jason Ashe and Danielle L. Beatty Moody The world got an idea recently from 92-year-old Buddhist monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh, who popularized mindfulness and meditation in the U.S. The...
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UnitedHealth Invests $8M to Educate, Train Minority Data Scientists
By WI Web Staff Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine, Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University are among historically Black institutions poised to receive funding for analytics and data...
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State Seeks to Boost Mental Health Counseling
By Rob Waters It’s 1 p.m. on a balmy Oakland afternoon as residents of Great Expectations Residential Care, a home for people with mental illness, gather in an activity room for a game of bingo. Lee...
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‘Mindful Beauty’ health program to launch in salons
By Sarah Jones-Smith LOS ANGELES — Kaiser Permanente has teamed with Charles Drew University to launch a new mental health program called Mindful Beauty. Depression impacts the lives of more than 12...
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Empire Star Taraji Henson Speaks on Suicide and Mental Health on Capitol Hill
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor “I am here using my celebrity, using my voice, to put a face to this, because I also suffer from depression and anxiety. If you’re a human living in...
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OP-ED: Black Women Taking on the Fight Against Diabetes
By Linda Goler Blount, MPH, President and CEO, Black Women’s Health Imperative The cost of insulin is skyrocketing and people—especially Black women—are dying because they cannot afford or don’t have...
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COMMENTARY: We must approach ending Alzheimer’s with the urgency it deserves
By Congresswoman Maxine Waters This week, thousands of researchers, scientists, clinicians, advocates, and concerned Angelenos convened at the Los Angeles Convention Center to discuss one of the most...
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California’s small business owners cannot afford health care. Here are ways...
By Mark Herbert Alma Beltran owns a successful small business, but that doesn’t mean she can afford healthcare for herself and her family. Mark Herbert In fact, the Chula Vista entrepreneur who is...
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: Forty Years of Lies Stigmatizing “Teenage Pregnancy” Are Enough
By Mike Males In 1960, one in 10 California women ages 15-19 gave birth. By 1975, just 5% did. What caused that phenomenal drop? Not abortion. The teen birth decline was well underway before California...
View ArticleUnexpected Struggles in the Fight Against Ebola
By Global Information Network The battle to knock out the Ebola virus should have its eyes on the goal. Instead, politics and a divisive struggle between two drug makers has interfered. A key health...
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Sickle Cell Strong: Sickle Cell Disease Advocate Marie Ojiambo
By Lauren Poteat, NNPA Newswire Washington Correspondent It’s been more than 100 years since sickle cell disease was first discovered in America. Today, the rare hereditary blood disorder continues to...
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Take charge of your health today. Be informed. Be involved….Fatherhood
By Esther Bush This month, the “Take Charge of Your Health Today” page focuses on the health benefits associated with fatherhood. Erricka Hager, health advocate at the Urban League of Greater...
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St. Jude teamed up with Khadeen Ellis, Krystal Lee for ‘Champagne...
By The Atlanta Voice Lifestyle influencer Khadeen Ellis and Radio One personality Krystal Lee (“The Willie Moore, Jr. Show”) teamed up with St. Jude to host “Champagne Conversations” during the Summit...
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Whose lives matter? Our lives matter
By Michaela Purdue Lovegood (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Twenty years ago, I was a director of youth programs for a subsidiary organization of the Chicago Housing Authority. I ran after-school, GED and...
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Parkland providers urge men to take care of their physical, mental health
June is Men’s Health Month By Dallas Post Tribune Staff DALLAS – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report men in the United States, on average, die five years earlier than women....
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How Daagye Hendricks Serves Community, City Schools and UAB
By Ameera Steward Daagye Hendricks is not one to remain stationary. The Birmingham Board of Education member, businesswoman and mom of a 16-year-old, had an opportunity to become a part of the Living...
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