Category: Health News
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, Health & Wellness, Health News, Top Feature | 0
Racial Bias in Algorithms Shortchanges Black Patie...
Posted by Fierce Contributor | Oct 24, 2019 | Health & Wellness, Health News, Top Feature | 0
2022: A New Year of Hope and Healing
by Sheree Crute | Jan 7, 2022 | COVID-19, Health & Wellness, Health News, Top Feature | 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, 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.
Read MoreCDC Tracks Only a Fraction of Breakthrough COVID-19 Infections
by Fierce Contributor | Sep 1, 2021 | Health & Wellness, COVID-19, Health News | 0
The CDC mostly stopped tracking COVID-19 in vaccinated people, also known as breakthrough cases, unless the illness led to hospitalization or death.
Read MoreSurprise 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 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 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 MoreInequality Is an Underlying COVID-19 Risk Factor
by Fierce Contributor | Apr 7, 2020 | Fierce Voices, COVID-19, Health & Wellness, Health News | 0
Inequality leads to black Americans getting COVID-19 at an alarming and disproportionate rate.
Read MoreCOVID19 Infects Blacks at Higher Rates, Early Data Shows
by Fierce Contributor | Apr 4, 2020 | COVID-19, Health & Wellness, Health News, News | 0
The coronavirus entered Milwaukee from a white, affluent suburb. Then it took root in the city’s black community and erupted. Milwaukee is one of the few places tracking the racial breakdown of infections, offering a glimpse at the disproportionate destruction COVID-19 is inflicting on black communities nationwide.
Read MoreBoosting Your Immune System: What Works, What Doesn’t
by Sheree Crute | Mar 26, 2020 | Health & Wellness, COVID-19, Health News, Top Feature | 0
Boost your immune system to fight coronavirus and other health problems.
Read MoreCoronavirus: How to Prevent Infection and Prepare for What May Come Next
by Sheree Crute | Mar 20, 2020 | Health & Wellness, COVID-19, Health News, Top Feature | 0
As the coronavirus epidemic spreads across the United States, experts say preparation over panic...
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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.