Annette Henry, a 67-year-old Oakland woman, is struggling to access essential medical care after a devastating stroke left her with...
Thousands of California state employees represented by SEIU Local 1000 recently staged a one-day walkout to protest stalled contract negotiations with Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration. The...
Entrepreneur Mike Jenkins is revitalizing youth wellness in Oakland through Oakland Strong, a world-class strength-training facility in Jack London Square. After providing a decade of free...
Researchers at the University of Chicago led by Nobel Laureate James Heckman found that the Nurse-Family Partnership program significantly improves the lives of first-time mothers with...
THE CHAMPION NEWSPAPER — After more than 35 years as a pediatric surgeon, Dr. Deborah Burton has transitioned from the operating room to the world of...
THE BLACK CHRONICLE — Many individuals mistakenly believe that liver disease is exclusively the result of heavy alcohol consumption, causing metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease to...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Illinois lawmakers and Cook County officials are pledging support for a Chicago-area veterans advocate seeking stronger protections for service members who experience sexual...
HOUSTON DEFENDER — Reports regarding Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts have raised serious concerns about the treatment of Black athletes after it was revealed he played...
THE CAROLINIAN — The North Carolina Juvenile Services Association (NCJSA) recently celebrated its 60th anniversary at a diamond anniversary conference in Greensboro, marking six decades of...
Breast cancer survivor Dr. Mathew Knowles shared his journey of early detection and self-advocacy at Houston’s inaugural Pearl’s Pink Promise Gala, hosted by Dr. Ashley LaRue...
Licensed internist Dr. H. Geoffrey Watson has joined gastroenterologist Dr. Ralph Peterson at Oakland’s MacArthur GI to address the rising obesity epidemic. With U.S. obesity rates...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Food insecurity in Chicago’s South Side and surrounding suburbs disproportionately affects Black women with breast cancer, impacting their treatment and recovery.
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — WORD IN BLACK — A maternal health crisis continues to disproportionately impact the Black community, with Black mothers experiencing significantly higher mortality rates...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The MIECHV program reaches families where services are needed most, including those who are rural, low-income, and at greater risk of poor health...
The summit’s mission is to reduce the impact of prostate cancer through education, early detection, research, and support. It is presented in partnership with The Oakland...
AFRICAN-AMERICAN NEWS AND ISSUES – DALLAS — The Health Museum in Houston today opens "The Call Me Mother Experience," an exhibition spotlighting Black maternal health through...
TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — Morehouse School of Medicine recently held its 42nd Fall Convocation and White Coat and Pinning Ceremony, which highlighted strong connections to Nashville. Dr....
The danger in Proposition 44 is not only its 90 percent figure. It is that the meaning of “qualifying” spending will be worked out later. A...
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY - THE HORNET TRIBUNE — Alabama State University recently hosted "Cuts and Conversations," an event that transformed barber chairs into a venue for...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — As Black parents strive to raise resilient, confident, brilliant children within systems that too often underestimate them, an Atlanta-based company launches an app...
OAKLAND POST — Maternal mortality and pregnancy-related mortality use different time frames and methods and are not interchangeable. Finalized 2024 CDC data recorded 649 maternal deaths...
BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER — “Under CalAIM, there has been this incredible ability to pay for certain things that are helpful to anyone experiencing homelessness,” said Margot...
BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER — For people like Gilbert Ramirez, the dangers of living on the street compound with age. Chronic illnesses become harder to manage, mobility...
BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER — Mobile street medicine teams treat the immediate health needs of the unhoused, but barriers to care, trauma, stigma and housing costs can...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — I became paralyzed watching young Marines go outside the base, thinking about their families and whether they would see them again. I began...
