BLACKPRESSUSA.COM — Pharmaceutical manufacturers and their backers spent more than $400,000 in support of Virgina politicians 2024 for pro-pharma legislation. This tiny drop in their estimated...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is in upheaval, and the consequences are falling hardest on Black Americans.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Democratic senators are in a unified chorus calling for Robert F. Kennedy Junior, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to resign. The...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — A sweeping review published in The Lancet Regional Health—Europe has drawn a direct line between mental health disorders and cardiovascular disease (CVD), showing...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In these punishing times under Donald Trump’s authoritarian rule, even rest has become an act of resistance. For Black Americans and other marginalized...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Across the United States, the demand for these drugs has surged. A 2024 Gallup survey found that 6% of U.S. adults—about 15.5 million...
LOS ANGELES WAVE — Also called “white bikes,” ghost bike memorials are placed at locations where bicycle riders have been killed or severely injured by vehicles.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — A major clinical trial has found that structured lifestyle changes can lead to greater improvement in brain function for older adults at risk...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — From Mississippi to Michigan and from Texas to New York, states are activating emergency measures. Cooling centers are open in New York City...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — With Donald Trump’s “Big Ugly” legislation now signed into law, health insurance premiums for millions of Americans are projected to spike in 2026,...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — A Trump-appointed federal judge has blocked a key rule that would have removed medical debt from the credit reports of roughly 15 million...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Among African American adults, nearly 48 percent are clinically obese, including 37.1 percent of men and 56.6 percent of women, according to the...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Officials link the rising case counts to declining vaccination rates in multiple communities, combined with travel-related exposures that have seeded outbreaks across state...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Almost 30,000 PPIL patients rely on Medicaid for birth control, cancer screenings, STI testing and treatment, prenatal services, gender-affirming care, and abortion. Tonya...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Public records show that ICE’s arrests of immigrants without criminal records have surged by more than 1,400% in the past year. The agency...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Drinking coffee may help you live longer—but only if it’s black.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Democrats’ messaging is focused on key provisions of the bill that they say will negatively impact millions of Americans: Significant cuts to Medicaid,...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” the legislation makes permanent and expands the 2017 Trump tax cuts. It raises the cap on the...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The study, which focused on how stress associated with racism and poverty might alter gene function and contribute to adverse birth outcomes, lost...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Republican lawmakers are facing growing pressure from advocacy groups, constituents, and even some within their ranks to preserve critical healthcare tax credits under...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Medical professionals are concerned there is something else on the horizon
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — If a large cut to Medicaid does take place, that change is likely to damage the financial health of rural hospitals around the...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Prostate cancer remains one of the most common forms of cancer among men, second only to skin cancer, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — During a session with reporters on May 15, six members of the Congressional Black Caucus discussed their battle to push back on massive...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — the Trump administration is “actively looking at” suspending the writ of habeas corpus — a constitutional right that allows individuals to challenge unlawful...
