Health

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 […]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Mayo Clinic in Florida is significantly ramping up efforts to process and test COVID-19 specimens for existing patients and the Florida region. In an effort to help the local community during the […]

Dr. Armen Henderson, left, a University of Miami internist, conducts a COVID-19 test on Barry Alston in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood on March 27.  Recently, Henderson said he was outside his house when a Miami police […]

By  Monica Torres   Reusing disposable gloves may increase the risk of germ exposure during the coronavirus pandemic. Because the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can spread via contaminated surfaces, some people are taking the extra step of wearing gloves for […]