Category: Health News
2022: A New Year of Hope and Healing
Posted by Sheree Crute | Jan 7, 2022 | COVID-19, Health & Wellness, Health News | 0
Rural Black Women Turn to Each Other, Mutual Aid a...
Posted by Connie Green Freightman | Nov 12, 2020 | COVID-19, Family, Health & Wellness, Health News, Ties, Top Feature | 0
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Here’s What You Should ...
Posted by Sheree Crute | Sep 26, 2020 | Health News, Top Feature, Uncategorized | 0
Coronavirus: How to Prevent Infection and Prepare ...
Posted by Sheree Crute | Mar 20, 2020 | Health & Wellness, COVID-19, Health News, Top Feature | 0
Hair Dye and Black Women’s Breast Cancer Risk: It&...
Posted by Sheree Crute | Jan 24, 2020 | Beauty, Environmental Health, Health & Wellness, Health News, Top Feature | 0
Understanding Wendy Williams’ Health and What It Means for You
by Yanick Rice Lamb | Feb 24, 2024 | Health News, News, Top Feature | 0
By Yanick Rice Lamb FierceforBlackWomen.com Wendy Williams says she has been touched by the outcry...
Read MoreA Guide to What Should Happen at Your OB-GYN Visit — and What Shouldn’t
by Fierce Contributor | Sep 23, 2023 | Health & Wellness, Health News, Top Feature | 0
Arming yourself with information about OB-GYN visits can help you decide what you are and are not comfortable with, and give you an opportunity to speak up.
Read MoreUncovered: How the Insurance Industry Denies Coverage to Patients
by Fierce Contributor | Sep 4, 2023 | Health & Wellness, Health News | 0
Health insurers reject millions of claims for treatment every year in America. Corporate insiders, recordings and internal emails expose the system and its harm.
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence May Influence Whether You Can Get Pain Medication
by Fierce Contributor | Aug 30, 2023 | Health & Wellness, Health News, Top Feature | 0
Artificial intelligence raises concerns of bias, accuracy and faulty opioid screening that threatens patient care and doctors’ ability to practice medicine.
Read MoreA Striking Gap Between Deaths of Black and White Babies Plagues the South
by Fierce Contributor | May 24, 2023 | Health & Wellness, Family, Health News, Parenting, Ties | 0
In the South, infant mortality is by far the highest in the country, with Mississippi’s rate of 8.12 deaths per 1,000 live births ranking worst.
Read MoreHow Polio Crept Back Into the U.S.
by Fierce Contributor | Dec 2, 2022 | Health & Wellness, COVID-19, Health News | 0
The U.S. is seeing signs that the COVID-19 pandemic has opened up new vulnerabilities to diseases long in retreat such as polio, which is highly contagious and potentially deadly.
Read MoreTaking Charge of Your Breast Cancer Risk
by Sheree Crute | Oct 27, 2022 | Health & Wellness, Health News, Top Feature, Uncategorized | 0
The news this Breast Cancer Awareness Month is particularly concerning for Black women. The latest...
Read MoreBoost Now or Wait? Many Wonder How to Ride Out Covid’s Next Wave
by Fierce Contributor | Jul 18, 2022 | Health & Wellness, COVID-19, Health News | 0
By Sam Whitehead and Arthur Allen Gwyneth Paige didn’t want to get vaccinated against covid-19 at...
Read MoreBlack Women Harmed Most By Loss of Abortion Rights
by Fierce Contributor | Jun 25, 2022 | Health & Wellness, Health News, News, Top Feature | 0
Black Women Harmed Most by Loss of Abortion...
Read More2022: A New Year of Hope and Healing
by Sheree Crute | Jan 7, 2022 | COVID-19, Health & Wellness, Health News | 0
2022 is the perfect time for Black women to embrace healing, hope and moving beyond the pandemic by protecting their mental health.
Read MoreBarbados Leader Calls Out COP26 Copouts on Climate Change
by Fierce Contributor | Nov 13, 2021 | Fierce Voices, Environmental Health, Health & Wellness, Health News, News, Taking Care of Business, Top Feature | 0
THE TAKEAWAY: Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley summed up almost everything you need to...
Read MoreAlzheimer’s Drug Targets People With Mild Cognitive Impairment. What Does That Mean?
by Fierce Contributor | Oct 3, 2021 | Health News, Aging Fiercely!, Health & Wellness | 0
The approval of a controversial new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, Aduhelm, is shining a spotlight on mild cognitive impairment — problems with memory.
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