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Meet the Doctor Raising Awareness for Diversity in Medicine

November 17, 2020 admin 0

By7 www.sistersletter.com – As president and dean of Morehouse School of Medicine, Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice is committed to helping the next generation of Black doctors tackle a global pandemic that has hit home. Dr. […]

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6 Black Influencers to Follow for Healthy Eating Inspiration

November 17, 2020 admin 0

By Sheryl Huggins Salomon – Medically Reviewed by Kelly Kennedy, RD – Find balance in your eating habits, learn to make nutritious recipes, and reframe your relationship with food. These Black bloggers and Instagrammers show you the […]

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In Light of Pandemic, Flu Vaccinations More Important Than Ever for People at Highest Risk

November 16, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE – By BlackPressUSA — “Getting the flu vaccine is especially important this year. If you get the flu, you may need to be hospitalized, in this time of COVID-19, in an already overwhelmed healthcare […]

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Biden Selects Yale Professor Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith To Co-Chair COVID-19 Task Force

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by Dana Givens, November 12, 2020 – Since Democratic candidate Joe Biden emerged as the president-elect after the election, he has already announced plans of creating a new task force dedicated to containing and combatting the […]

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Psychologist Sherry Blake Suggests 3 Things To Give Up to Live a Healthier Life

November 12, 2020 admin 0

ByBy Porsha Monique –  Sherry Blake, Ph.D., is one of the most highly sought-after experts in the area of mental health in the country. She’s a licensed clinical psychologist with more than 30 years and over 100,000 hours of […]

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Study: Black Americans Who Went to HBCUs More Protected from Certain Health Problems Later In Life Than Those Who Attended PWIs

November 10, 2020 admin 0

By Niara Savage – A new study suggests that attending a Historically Black College or University (HBCU), offers protection against some health conditions for Black Americans. Black people who attended HBCUs appear to be at a lower risk […]

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Biden Says He’ll Turn to Science and Experts to Defeat COVID

November 10, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent –  “The public will immediately notice a vast change in science messaging from the White House,” said Lawrence Gostin, director of Georgetown University’s […]

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‘Magic Mushroom’ Ingredient Could Work as Mental Health Treatment

November 9, 2020 admin 0

By Katie Hunt www.phillytrib.com – While magic mushrooms are known for their hallucinogenic effects, they may also have a role to play in the treatment of some mental health treatment. Or they might, if they […]

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Black Men Receive Good News in Prostate Cancer Treatment

November 9, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — @StacyBrownMedia – By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent -Black men remain more likely to develop more aggressive types of prostate cancer as prostate cancer death rates in African Americans […]

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Putting Prostate Cancer Awareness into Action

November 9, 2020 admin 0

By Charles Griggs (8th & Whitner Group) – A Perspective from the COMPPARE Minority Engagement Group – Since 1999, thanks to the efforts of the American Foundation for Urological Disease (AFUD), the month of September […]

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