BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Recruiting participants to a research program is one thing. Keeping those participants engaged over time is another. Investigators at the University of Alabama at...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) recently hosted its 10th Annual Spirit of the Heart Awards Gala. Their special guest and honorary chair...
JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS — As Breast Cancer Awareness Month winds down to a close, Emanuel Missionary Baptist Church held their annual Sunday service for breast cancer survivors...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — How about facing each day without knowing if medical care is even available for your family? How about having to postpone necessary care...
In countries like Nigeria and Haiti, electricity blackouts are routine. Power outages sometimes last for more than a week in Haiti, where only about 25 percent...
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — During October, everyone is used to seeing pink ribbons, pink hats, pink cars along with the many activities and events surrounding breast cancer...
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Brenda’s Brown Bosom Buddies hosted its annual “Sistah Strut” 5K walk/run on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Legion Field with Cynthia Woodfin-Kellum as the event’s...
ORLANDO ADVOCATE — For every 1,000 people enrolled in Medicare in the Lakeland metro area, there are about 70 hospitalizations for conditions that could or should...
ROLLINGOUT — Chicago hip-hop artist Antwone Muhammad was diagnosed with breast cancer in December of 2013. In June of 2014 after surgery and chemotherapy, he went into...
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — Participants at a day-long gathering last week that focused on ways artistic endeavors might offer needed therapy for troubled military veterans said such art...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Cincinnati’s Black Nurse Practitioners has joined forces to build impactful relationships, empower students and nurses, strengthen its presence in advanced and leadership roles,...
By Scott Maier UCSF Health has been named a 2019 “Leader in LGBTQ Health Care Equality,” receiving a perfect score on the recent national Healthcare Equality...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Local medical and health experts will offer presentations as part of a free community health fair on Saturday, October 12. The second annual event...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — U.S. Senators Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on Thursday joined Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and 37 of their Senate...
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — As flu season begins, the Marion County Public Health Department is offering low-cost flu vaccine at special walk-in clinics in October. These clinics...
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — Phillip Allison never saw the semitruck slam into the passenger side of his car. The impact crushed his Jeep, pinning him inside. He was...
THE BURTON WIRE — Many women struggle with menopause, a natural and normal condition that all women experience as they age. The term “menopause” can describe...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — The county Board of Supervisors Sept. 24 unanimously voted its intent to approve a ban on flavored tobacco products, including menthol, despite protests by...
THE AFRO — The District of Columbia City Council is working to protect the civil rights of its residents by defying President Donald J. Trump’s attack on...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While Black women get breast cancer at a lower rate than white women, we are 42 percent more likely to die from it....
Mayor London N. Breed and the Department of Public Health (DPH) announced on Sept. 30 a new overdose prevention program for single room occupancy hotels (SROs),...
Sickle cell disease is a blood disorder that predominantly affects the African-American community, although it is also common in people with a Hispanic background. The disease...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Shocked and saddened by what she was hearing in her classrooms when she worked as a substitute teacher a few years ago, freedom...
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Cooper Green has maintained extended hours in order to accommodate as many patients as possible. After monitoring patient traffic for the last year...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH), the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) announced a multi-year...