Health

The U.S. has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the developed world, with women of color especially at risk. Dr. Robyn R. Jones, Senior Medical Director at Johnson & Johnson, is determined to […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Nonetheless, Tamar Braxton and the West’s willingness to deal with this issue in the public eye is yet another testament of the strides that have been made in talking about mental health […]

Dr. Augustine M.K. Choi / Opinion Contributor – Recent protests combating racial injustice are a wake-up call to medical schools. We need more Black doctors to reduce racial gaps in medical outcomes. As many researchers […]

By Penn Nursing News – In a collaborative new study between the School of Nursing and Drexel University, researchers have peeled back the layers of what causes and prevents many trauma-surviving Black men from seeking needed […]

Rolling Out – Jaden Smith is “stressed about everything.” The 22-year-old singer and actor admitted he “never really knew what anxiety was” until recently, but now his worries are “through the roof,” and amid the coronavirus pandemic he […]

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 […]