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Florida Blue Awarded for Service to the First Coast Community

November 3, 2020 admin 0

In March, many companies — even as they struggled with their own challenges — made major changes in their businesses to help the community as well, whether that was to feed those in need, help […]

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Study Sheds Light on What it Takes for Women to Succeed – or Not – in Science in Africa

November 3, 2020 admin 0

Women are 49.6% of the world’s population. An estimated 70% of the health and social care workforce are women; they deliver care to around 5 billion people. Women are also at the front-line of the battle against the COVID-19 […]

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Seventh Grader Becomes Health Advocate, Raises Funds for Children’s Miracle Network

November 3, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Yulani Semien, The Drum Youth Reporter – The seventh grader appears on OLOL commercials, posters, and websites. He has participated in the hospital’s media-thons, events, fundraisers, and the grand opening for […]

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Mississippi Health Official Says White People Who Aren’t Wearing Masks Are The Reason For Rising COVID-19 Cases

November 2, 2020 admin 0

by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton – October 30, 2020 – With the rise of COVID-19 cases in the state, a Mississippi health official is placing the blame on White people defying the social distance rules by […]

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Black Americans Are The Most Hesitant to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine

October 29, 2020 admin 0

By Karen Weintraub – Black Americans distrust the government so much they’re not participating in large numbers in COVID-19 clinical trials, and many say they won’t get a COVID-19 vaccine – at least not until […]

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Mental Health Disparities Among Black Americans During the COVID-19 Pandemic

October 27, 2020 admin 0

By Tresha Gibbs, MD , Luca Pauselli, MD , Ulrick Vieux, DO , Myles Solan , Paul Rosenfield, MD – The coronavirus 2019 pandemic has impacted people of color disproportionately. SARS-CoV-2 infection case rates, hospitalizations, and death rates among black, Latinx, and Native […]

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Dream Comes True of Wheelchair Bound Youth

October 21, 2020 admin 0

Dreams Come True of Jacksonville, the First Coast’s locally-based wish granting organization for children battling life-threatening illnesses, presented 5-year-old Caila Landua-Figueroa with her own customized Axiom Racer dream jogging chair. Caila was born in March […]

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Black Health Matters: Addressing Disparities

October 20, 2020 admin 0

By Dr. Flava Pharm.D | October 5, 2020 | October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and just last week Ananda Lewis shocked us all with her diagnosis. Secondly, her decision for not getting mammograms is one that she regrets; however, her […]

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As Clinical Trials Halt, U.S. COVID Cases Surge

October 19, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – The difficulty in producing a vaccine for the deadly virus comes as a new wave of COVID-19 infection has begun. Data provided […]

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Black Health The First Black Mayor of Manchester, Tennesee Dies of COVID-19

October 13, 2020 admin 0

Lonnie Norman (pictured), the 79-year-old mayor of Manchester, Tennessee, has sadly passed away from COVID-19. A statement on the mayor’s official Facebook page reads, “With a deep sense of sadness and loss, we announce the passing of […]

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