Health Section
Pancreatic cancer continues to impact people from all communities, casting an especially heavy burden on Black and African American populations. Despite remarkable advancements in medical research, the number of people being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer […]
Nationwide — The Prostate Health Education Network (PHEN), whose mission is to eliminate the prostate cancer racial disparity for African American men, announced the launch of PHENPM.com, a new online portal focused on precision medicine care for […]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent | @StacyBrownMedia| The DOJ’s report highlighted a broad initiative against elder fraud schemes affecting over 225,000 seniors. Fraud cases ranged from romance scams […]
The Merriweather Brothers are on a collaborative mission to educate black men about prostate cancer myths, challenges and their personal health journey as prostate cancer survivors. Currently the mortality rate of African males is 64% […]
To eradicate food deserts and promote food cooking options, the inaugural Black Vegan Fest featured food demos by local chefs Amadeus and Alhambra’s chef Dejuan Roy. Hundreds of participants attended the event that showcased vegan […]
The City of Jacksonville launched its 2024 Get Covered Jax! campaign, which is designed to help Jacksonville residents without health insurance get covered. Mayor Deegan and healthcare leaders in City Hall created Get Covered Jax! last fall because they wanted […]
Doctors at Mayo Clinic used a new catheter-based approach to draw out resistant pockets of infection that settle in the heart, known as right-sided infective endocarditis, without surgery. Unless treated quickly, the walled-off infections can […]
The Richard Webster-Bass Health Institute (RWBHI), a non-profit organization that supports sickle cell families and advances in health equity convened their annual ‘Health, Hope and Healing Sickle Cell Symposium’ at Florida State College Jacksonville (FSCJ) […]
Research teams from Mayo Clinic in Florida and Carnegie Mellon University will work on a federally funded project to accelerate the development and testing of a new device to treat patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity. The bioelectrical device, known […]
September 30, 2024 | Baptist Health Jacksonville and Florida Blue reached a new multi-year agreement which ensures that thousands of Florida Blue members will retain their access to the Baptist Health and Wolfson Children’s Hospital […]
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