Category: Health & Wellness
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Here’s What You Should ...
Posted by Sheree Crute | Sep 26, 2020 | Health News, Top Feature, Uncategorized | 0
Black Women Coping With Stress and Anxiety in the ...
Posted by Sheree Crute | Apr 23, 2020 | Top Feature, COVID-19, Health & Wellness | 0
The Best Fabrics for DIY Masks and How to Make You...
Posted by Sheree Crute | Apr 2, 2020 | Top Feature, COVID-19, Health & Wellness, News | 0
10 Ways to Have Fun – at Home!
Posted by Mae Jordan | Apr 2, 2020 | Top Feature, COVID-19, Guilty Pleasures, Joy! | 0
Coronavirus: How to Prevent Infection and Prepare ...
Posted by Sheree Crute | Mar 20, 2020 | Health & Wellness, COVID-19, Health News, Top Feature | 0
Surprise Legislation Targets Surprise Medical Bills
by Fierce Contributor | Jan 3, 2021 | Health & Wellness, Health News | 0
Patients will now be protected against unexpected medical bills from out-of-network providers,...
Read More5 Moving Books on Friendship, Motherhood and Resilience
by Fierce Contributor | Jan 3, 2021 | COVID-19, Joy!, Lifestyles | 0
By Greer Jackson Now more than ever, it’s so important to look after ourselves and turn to...
Read More15 Fiercest Sisters of 2020
by Fierce Contributor | Dec 30, 2020 | Top Feature, COVID-19, Taking Care of Business | 0
We stroll to the polls and flexed our power at every level from City Council to the White House....
Read MoreRural Black Women Turn to Each Other, Mutual Aid and Activism to Survive COVID-19
by Connie Green Freightman | Nov 12, 2020 | COVID-19, Family, Health & Wellness, Health News, Ties, Top Feature | 0
Systemic racism and poverty have left rural Black women at high risk for COVID-19 so they...
Read MoreAn ‘Overcomer’ Fights by Faith Against 4 Cancers
by Fierce Contributor | Oct 26, 2020 | Health & Wellness, COVID-19, Fierce Voices, Spirit, Top Feature | 0
A survivor of domestic violence, stroke, four types of cancer, pneumonia and heart disease has said goodbye to her loved ones a few times, but she’s still here and fighting by faith.
Read MoreNaomi Osaka: A New Profile in Courage
by Fierce Contributor | Oct 1, 2020 | Sports, Top Feature | 0
In winning her second U.S. Open championship, 22-year-old Naomi Osaka made a statement that had...
Read MorePolycystic Ovary Syndrome: Here’s What You Should Know
by Sheree Crute | Sep 26, 2020 | Health News, Top Feature, Uncategorized | 0
In 2017, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution that designated September as Polycystic...
Read More13 Risks You Should Know About Colorectal Cancer
by Yanick Rice Lamb | Aug 30, 2020 | Health & Wellness, Health News, News | 0
Chadwick Boseman’s death has drawn attention to colon and rectal cancer. The 43-year-old...
Read MoreCelebrating 38 Years of Health Activism
by Fierce Contributor | Jul 25, 2020 | Community, Health & Wellness | 0
Activist and professor Angela Davis, actresses Jurnee Smollett and AJ Johnson, and singers Keri...
Read MorePush Grows to Shift Some Resources From Policing to Public Health
by Fierce Contributor | Jul 10, 2020 | COVID-19, Health & Wellness | 0
Cities and counties are calling for more funding for health care and other public services, sometimes at the expense of the police budget.
Read MoreLag in COVID-19 Research Puts Pregnant Women and Babies at Risk
by Fierce Contributor | Jul 10, 2020 | COVID-19, Health & Wellness, Parenting, Top Feature | 0
Expectant mothers with the virus had a 50% higher chance of being admitted to intensive care and a 70% higher chance of being intubated than nonpregnant women in their childbearing years, according to the CDC.
Read MoreGive Me Liberty or Give Me Sickness?
by Fierce Contributor | Jun 16, 2020 | COVID-19, Health & Wellness | 0
Despite the health risks, demonstrators and several medical experts say the protests are necessary to combat systemic racism, including police brutality.
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Fierce Voices
Inequality Is an Underlying COVID-19 Risk Factor
African Americans are contracting the coronavirus at an alarming rate, accounting for up to 70% of deaths in some areas. Is there hope? Yes, there are things that we can do, Dr. Melissa Clark explains. Click here to read.