Carla Denly, UCLA School of Public Health Survivors of the first known Ebola outbreak, which occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1976, may...
The Rev. Cynthia Carter Perrilliat, MPA, and CEO of the Alameda County Care Alliance, has been described as motivational, inspirational with a passion for life...
By Barbara Lee Today, we celebrate National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and reflect on the tremendous strides we have made in the fight against HIV since...
By Daktari Shari Renée Hicks, Psy.D. It is seldom directly recognized that rhythmic harmonious movement is the natural state of being. Evidence of this fact is...
By Lisa Owens Viani, SFSU News A passion for equity in higher education has driven Mary Beth Love’s groundbreaking work over the past 30 years as...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Congressman Ro Khanna recently introduced the Marijuana Justice Act, the companion bill for Senator Cory Booker’s S. 1689. The Marijuana Justice Act...
When mental illness or substance abuse occurs, family members are on the frontlines seeking help for a loved one while trying to dodge the stress that...
By Wade W. Nobles, Ph.D Co-Founder The ABPsi, Professor Emeritus SFSU As many of you know, 50 years ago, a small group of professional Black psychologists and students...
By Carol McGruder, Co-Chair, African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council Federally adjudicated racketeers (aka Big Tobacco) finally started their series of court-ordered apologies to the American...
Ready to burn some fat, lose weight and build lean muscle? Well look no further than James Patterson, founder of Body By James Personal Fitness. Through...
By Jerome Horton Having sex with a person with the specific intent of infecting them with the HIV/AIDS virus is a felony punishable by imprisonment for...
From left to right: Richard Valle, Alameda County Supervisor, District 2, Dr. Asif Maan, Chief of the Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch (MCSB) within California Department of...
By Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News Basic steps to prevent infections — such as washing hands, isolating contagious patients and keeping ill nurses and aides from...
More than 100 students showed off their green thumbs at Cleveland Elementary School in Oakland last week as part of the school’s Salad Day. The second-...
A medical social worker helps coordinate a holistic care plan for patients recovering from an injury, living with chronic illness, or entering hospice – and the...
By Elizabeth LaFleur, The Greenville News Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson has announced that he has Parkinson’s disease, the same affliction that killed his father. Jackson,...
When faced with a catastrophic illness or injury, what does a family do? Harold Goodman, Director of Operations at ACE/Horizon Home Health Care interviewed Dr. Brazil...
By Greg Dill If you have Medicare, you can protect your identity and help prevent health care fraud by guarding your Medicare card like you would...
Ever since the north bay fires killed many residents, ravaged thousands of structures and trees we have become more aware of the value of fresh air....
By Congresswoman Barbara Lee Health care is a basic human right. No matter where you live or how much money you make, you should be able...
By Dr. Nailah Thompson, Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center As the seasons change, the weather gets cooler, children return to school, and colds and the flu...
By Charlene Muhammad, California Black Media Enrollment for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) opens November 1, and Covered California, the state’s hub for affordable...
Give yourself and your loved ones a special gift by having a life care planning conversation, which Ellen Goodman, co-founder of The Conversation Project, calls “estate...
By Nina Bai, UCSF News Center A clinician-scientist and a cardiologist from UC San Francisco are among the 70 new members and 10 international members elected to...
By Dr. Yanira Cruz Hispanics are 50 percent more likely than whites to die from diabetes and liver disease. This gap could widen if lawmakers proceed...