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, Health & Wellness, Health News, Top Feature | 0
How 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, 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...
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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.