Category: Health & Wellness
Taking Charge of Your Breast Cancer Risk
Posted by Sheree Crute | Oct 27, 2022 | Health & Wellness, Health News, Top Feature, Uncategorized | 0
2022: A New Year of Hope and Healing
Posted by Sheree Crute | Jan 7, 2022 | COVID-19, Health & Wellness, Health News | 0
Kicks, Tricks and Flips: The Fearless Life of a St...
Posted by Sheree Crute | Nov 22, 2021 | Fitness, Health & Wellness, The Fierce Interview, Top Feature | 0
Pandemic Shows Black Americans Among Groups at Hig...
Posted by Sheree Crute | Aug 24, 2021 | COVID-19, Family, Health & Wellness, Top Feature | 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
Wildfire Smoke Is Always Toxic. LA’s Is Even Worse.
by Fierce Contributor | Feb 5, 2025 | Health & Wellness, Environmental Health | 0
It is extraordinarily rare to see wildfires penetrate an American city, but that’s exactly what happened in Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest metropolis. Burning trees and shrubs produce very fine particulate matter, but these wildfires are a public health hazard with a dangerous mix of chemicals, from plastics and gasoline to asbestos and lead — materials used in many buildings constructed before the 1970s.
Read MoreAnacostia River Cleanup in DC Honors King Through Service
by Fierce Contributor | Jan 20, 2025 | Environmental Health | 0
To honor the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of service and justice, volunteers braved near-freezing temperatures in the 30s on Saturday, hauling soggy suitcases, rusted tires, abandoned toilets and bags of food wrappings at Pope Branch Park near the Anacostia River In Southeast Washington. By the end of the day, they had collected nearly 4,000 pounds of illegally dumped waste.
Read MoreThrough the Fire: ‘I Just Really Want My Home Back’
by Fierce Contributor | Jan 14, 2025 | Environmental Health, Community, News, Ties, Top Feature | 0
Women reflect on the toll of the Eaton Fire and the destruction it brought to their community of...
Read MoreCoco Gauff Is Fulfilling Expectations
by Fierce Contributor | Jan 13, 2025 | Sports, News, Top Feature | 0
By Larry Bivins Ever since Coco Gauff reached the fourth round of the 2019 Wimbledon...
Read MoreStudies of Migraine’s Many Triggers Offer Paths to New Therapies
by Fierce Contributor | Dec 3, 2024 | Health & Wellness, Health News, Top Feature | 0
One class of drugs has already found success in treating migraines, painful, disorienting and common attacks. Excitement is building about a slew of additional drug targets.
Read MoreUnderstanding the Sudden Rise of Type 2 Diabetes in Children
by Fierce Contributor | Dec 3, 2024 | Health & Wellness, Family, Parenting, Ties | 0
Diabetes was long known as a disease of adulthood. Now, the metabolic disorder is spiking in children and teens, with worrisome consequences.
Read MoreA 13-Year-Old With Autism Got Arrested After His Backpack Sparked Fear. Only His Stuffed Bunny Was Inside.
by Fierce Contributor | Nov 14, 2024 | Health & Wellness, Family, Parenting, Ties | 0
Ty, who has been diagnosed with autism, picked out a purple bunny from hundreds of other plushies in his room. While his mom wasn’t looking, the 13-year-old snuck it into his backpack to show to his friends. Things went downhill once he arrived at school.
Read MoreBlack Americans Still Suffer Worse Health. Here’s Why There’s So Little Progress.
by Fierce Contributor | Nov 10, 2024 | Health & Wellness, COVID-19, Environmental Health | 0
The United States has made almost no progress in closing racial health disparities despite...
Read MoreFDA’s Promised Guidance on Pulse Oximeters Unlikely to End Decades of Racial Bias
by Fierce Contributor | Oct 10, 2024 | Health & Wellness, Health News | 0
Doctors are concerned about pulse oximetry’s racial bias, which has caused delays in treatment, worse health outcomes and inaccurate data for AI tools.
Read MoreAfraid to Seek Care Amid Georgia’s Abortion Ban, She Stayed at Home and Died
by Fierce Contributor | Sep 21, 2024 | Reproductive Health, Family, Health & Wellness, Ties, Top Feature | 0
When Roe v. Wade was overturned, doctors warned that women would die, but lawmakers who passed state abortion bans didn’t listen. The worst is becoming clear.
Read MoreExercise Is Key for Parkinson’s Relief. But Bias, Underdiagnosis Hold Black Patients Back.
by Fierce Contributor | Aug 18, 2024 | Aging Fiercely!, Health & Wellness | 0
‘In Parkinson’s, movement is medicine. So if you’re not figuring out how to engage communities in movement, it’s basically like withholding medication.’
Read MoreMost Black Hospitals Across the South Closed Long Ago. Their Impact Endures.
by Fierce Contributor | Aug 18, 2024 | Health & Wellness | 0
The end of legal racial segregation precipitated the demise of many Black hospitals, which were a major source of employment and a center of pride for Black Americans.
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