Health

From May 2020 to July 2020, The University of Florida CaRE2 Citizen Scientist Training Program was held via virtual zoom meetings, discussions and presentations.  The purpose of the CaRE2 Cancer Citizen Scientist Advocacy Training program is […]

Christine Sexton -August 26, 2020 – TALLAHASSEE — Members of the state pharmacy board agreed Wednesday to remove heart failure from a list of chronic conditions that pharmacists would be authorized to treat in collaboration […]

By Javacia Harris Bowser – Drug-induced hair loss can be reversed. If you’re taking pills for pain, depression, glaucoma or for one of many other conditions, it’s worth a talk with your doctor. It may not […]

TALLAHASSEE -By Christine Sexton – Florida pharmacists and physicians continue to wrangle about medical treatment patients will be able to receive at pharmacies. After nearly three hours of discussion Monday, members of the Florida Board […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – “There is truth to the fact that lives will be saved because of the number of African Americans who smoke menthol cigarettes, […]

By Rollin Out – Brandy says her daughter Sy’rai saved her life when she battled depression. The R&B legend revealed how she considered suicide after being involved in a 2006 car accident that claimed the life of a woman […]

As a family physician in Columbus, when someone has chest pain with exertion that might be caused by a blockage of a heart artery, I order a cardiac stress test. The coronavirus pandemic is a […]

By Tim Nickens (Poynter Institute) – Historical practices embedded in health care, structural racism and high-risk jobs contribute to the pandemic’s disproportionate effects Residents sign up for assistance and free supplies provided by Sistas Van […]

By Julie Garcia – New research shows there were 80,000 missed diagnoses of cancer in the U.S. between March and June. According to IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science, cancer screenings decreased by 90 percent in […]