Health

Seventeen-year-old Angela Nduta, who lives in the sprawling Kayole-Soweto slum in Nairobi, Kenya, is struggling during her menstrual period—but not in the way you might think. “I have been forced to seek other alternatives [to […]

By Vidya Rao – Medicine has a history of bias, the vestiges of which we are still grappling with today. Amy Mason-Cooley was in so much pain this past June that she couldn’t walk, a […]

By Tiarra Mukherjee – The mood-lifting, fat-burning, pain-relieving, brain-boosting, disease-fighting fitness sessions you need now — no equipment or gym required. Remember when the only thing to consider before rocking tank tops and halters was choosing […]

By: Tracy Collins – When an aneurysm threatens her life, a special needs caregiver fights back with the help of family and friends. At first glance, you would never know Betty Cotton had a sick […]

By Dave Bruns  – If you have a spouse, sibling, parent, or other loved one in a nursing home or assisted living facility in Florida, you may be worried about their safety and well-being because of the […]

Black journalists are in a uniquely challenging position. By Jarrett Hill – The last few months have been taxing for Black people in myriad ways. For Black journalists, it’s been a uniquely challenging time to live, work, […]

Two-year-old twins Prefina and Ervina recently celebrated their birthday in a unusual way – as individuals. The previously conjoined twins, connected at the head, were successfully separated after several surgeries by skilled surgeons and nurses […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Chaplain Debbie Walker, BSN, RN, OCN, Texas Metro News Contributor – Consider for a moment who on your street, in your building, in your family, in your circles are disadvantaged by […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE —By Dr. Lucille Ridgill – One major reason Black people suffer disproportionately from Alzheimer’s is we are underrepresented in dementia research, in part because many of us are unwilling to donate our brains […]