Taking a Closer Look at Black Mental Health

By Patricia Maryland, Dr.PH (NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist) Good physical and mental health help drive success and enjoyment in our lives. But when it comes...

Gleaners Launches “Hunger Free Summer” Campaign to Feed Michigan Students

By Sidnee King (NNPA/DTU Journalism Fellow, Michigan Chronicle) Gleaners Community Food Bank, a non-profit group based in Detroit, Mich., that distributes 79,000 meals per day, recently...

Tika Sumpter On Being Dark-Skinned In Hollywood: “I Was Truly Unprepared”

Pfizer Officials Call for Blacks to Participate in Sickle Cell Disease Clinical Trials

By Joan H. Allen (NNPA News Wire Contributor) June 19, 2016 marks World Sickle Cell Day. In a desire to help create a greater awareness of...

Veterans Choice Program: Helping Our Troops Access the Care They Deserve

By Dr. Patricia Maryland (NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist) Since 1999, May has been designated as National Military Appreciation Month, an opportunity for Americans to show...

Black Women Beware: Are Our Hair Products Killing Us?

[ATLANTADAILYWORLD.COM] A bombshell new report from Black Women for Wellness, an LA-based advocacy and research group dedicated to the health and wellness of Black women, released...

Community Health Centers: Fulfilling the Promise of the ACA, Eliminating Black Health Disparities

By Dr. Patricia Maryland (NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist) One hundred one years ago, Booker T. Washington penned a letter to the editors of America’s leading...

The Flint Water Crisis Has the Power to Bring Out the Best in Americans

By Dr. Patricia Maryland (NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist) Our nation continues to marshal support for the people of Flint, Michigan, as the city rebuilds after...

Sisters, Let’s Touch & Agree: No More Black Women Suffering In Silence With Fibroids

Women who eat more broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, whole grains, flaxseed and fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids have fewer fibroids. (www.BlackDoctor.org) [dropcap style=”font-size: 60px; color:...

Darnell Earley Tells His Side

[PHOTO] Former Flint, Mich., Emergency Manager Darnell Earley recently spoke to the Black Press about the Flint water crisis. (Steve Carmody/Michigan Public Radio) By Keith A. Owens, Michigan...

Diversity among Doctors Drives Trust in Health Care

By Patricia Maryland NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist Black History Month gives us the opportunity to reflect on the countless examples of the contributions that African-Americans...

I Went 30 Days Without Using Coconut Oil & Shea Butter In My Hair And Here’s What Happened

[BLACKDOCTOR.ORG] When I wrote the article on the “7 Reasons Why You Need To Stop Using Coconut Oil & Shea Butter On Your Hair” a lot...

Black Retirement: “Too Poor To Retire, But Too Young To Die”

[BLACKDOCTOR.ORG] It was late and I was hungry. So naturally, one of the few places that is open will more than likely be fast food. So...

African-Americans and the ACA: Much Accomplished, More to Do

By Pat Maryland NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist The passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) promised to improve the delivery of healthcare services in America—especially...

For Communities of Color, the Fight against Diabetes is Far from Over

Patricia Maryland NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the rate of new cases of diabetes in the...

Morgan State University Hosts Health and Hip Hop Conference

By Freddie Allen NNPA News Wire In an effort to increase awareness about HIV/AIDS among young Black men, a group disproportionately impacted by the epidemic, health-care...

Charlie Sheen Confirms ‘I Am in Fact HIV Positive’ in Today Show Interview

[YAHOO] Less than 24 hours after Charlie Sheen‘s rep confirmed that the actor is receiving treatment for HIV, Sheen sat down with the Today show‘s Matt...

Diabetes Prevention Program Launched at the University of Maryland

By Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA News Wire from the Washington Informer In statistics revealed last year by the Centers for Disease Control and...

Ancient Medicine May Offer a New Hope

By Andre Loftis Special to the NNPA from Black Voice News The Meridian System, a foundation principle of ancient and traditional Chinese medicine; and, the essence...

UK Scientists Start Stem Cell Trial of Potential Blindness Cure

LONDON (Reuters) – The first patient has been treated in Britain in a pioneering trial of a new treatment co-developed by Pfizer and derived from embryonic...

Two-Drug Combination Helps Older Adults with Hard-to-Treat Depression

TORONTO (EurekAlert) – More than half of older adults with clinical depression don’t get better when treated with an antidepressant. But results from a multicentre clinical...

Black Patients Fare Better Than Whites when Both Get Same Healthcare, Study Finds

Alan Zerembo, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES     (The L.A. Times) – On most health measures, blacks fare much worse than whites — differences that have...

Cornering the Market on Essential Drugs

(Slate) – A few months ago, I treated a patient for a case of pinworm, a parasitic infestation that affects roughly 400 million people worldwide, with...

Rape Kits Untested in Kentucky, Destroyed in North Carolina

(CNN) – Two more states are now in the spotlight for failing to handle examinations in alleged rape cases. DNA from what are known as rape...