Health

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 […]

 By Kelsey Marie – This week, over 200 doctors traveled from Cuba to South Africa to aid in the fight against COVID-19. Arriving Monday, the doctors, specializing in infectious diseases and community health, were welcomed […]

A spokesperson for the cleaning product company said it had a responsibility to give accurate info to the public. By Lauren Egan, NBC News The manufacturer for Lysol, a disinfectant spray and cleaning product, issued […]

By Sarah Schmalbruch / ThisisInsider.com – While there’s no such thing as a zero-calorie food, there are foods you can enjoy freely without having to worry about packing on the pounds. According to nutritionist Dr. […]

By Tamara E. Holmes – COVID-19 — like so many other diseases — is hitting our communities the hardest. Let’s channel that alarm into action with these simple yet lifesaving measures. A couple years after hitting […]

A Black scientist at an HBCU is one step closer to developing an antiviral drug to combat COVID-19. Donald Alcendor, Ph.D., an associate professor of microbiology and immunology at Meharry Medical College, is competing against […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Molecular testing technologies help detect the presence of a virus by identifying a small section of the virus’ genome, then amplifying that portion until there’s enough for detection. This process can cut […]

By Deb Riechmann – In late February when President Donald Trump was urgingurging Americans not to panic over the novel coronavirus, alarms were sounding at a little-known intelligence unit situated on a U.S. Army base an hour’s […]

By Sen. Kamala Harris – In her monthly column, Sen. Kamala Harris Discusses Why We need to Focus on the Black Maternal Health  Crisis During the Coronavirus Pandemic The coronavirus pandemic has blown the lid off […]

By Sara Berg / Senior News Writer / AMA  – In a panel of the nation’s leading physician bodies, physicians discussed how COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting physicians and communities of color. As the number of COVID-19 cases […]