Health

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, […]

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 […]

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon – It’s not just the ‘quarantine 15.’ With so much social and economic turmoil and uncertainty, many of us are stress eating. Take back your health with this plan. You’ve worked hard to […]

By Stacy M. Brown- NNPA Newswire- As more corporations jump into the fray, offering statements of support for African Americans in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd and the ensuing protests, a […]