Health

By Michael Wayland- Black Americans are disproportionately getting sick and dying from the coronavirus. It’s a plague that has laid bare, not just vulnerabilities in the U.S. hospital system, but gaping disparities in access to […]

Written by Maria Cohut Ph.D.  – Women who are black or of ethnic minorities made up more than half of pregnant women admitted to hospitals with COVID-19 in the U.K. – A recent analysis of […]

NNPA By Stacy M. Brown – In a CNN interview, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar attributed the high coronavirus death rate to unhealthy African Americans. Azar claimed that Black and minority communities have […]

By Dr. Kevin Williams, the Chief Medical Officer for Rare Disease at Pfizer – The “Ask Dr. Kevin” series is brought to you by Pfizer Rare Disease in collaboration with the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) […]

By Kelsey Marie – As May comes to a close and we enter June, it’s hard to accept the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic is still not over. While cases aren’t spreading as rapidly as […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — BlackPressUSA – “I am honored to collaborate with the NNPA on behalf of the American Heart Association to share facts and insights to support the health news and resources shared directly with […]

The Mayo Clinic Center for Health Equity and Community Engagement Research (CHECER) believes that accurate information is an important factor to optimal health and wellness.  For the last 6 weeks, Mayo Clinic has been convening […]

By William Jackson, M.Ed. #myquesttoteach – There are times when parents wonder why Physical Education and Health Education are important. Online instruction on this massive scale is challenging parents, administrators and teachers are adapting to […]

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, many are concerned that having asthma means they are at increased risk for developing symptoms of the coronavirus if they are exposed. They also wonder if their symptoms […]

by Lydia Blanco – Black women and their children in America are dying at alarming rates. Data and research over the last year have revealed that the medical needs of black women often go overlooked […]