From less access to quality healthcare, to the exclusion of anti-obesity medications from Medicare, and most Medicaid and general insurance coverage, our healthcare systems under-prioritizes the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — From less access to quality healthcare, to the exclusion of anti-obesity medications from Medicare, and most Medicaid and general insurance coverage, our healthcare...
By Dr. Phillip Gardiner It’s hard to believe that with the amount of damage that the tobacco industry has inflicted on the Black community, that there...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Through his involvement with Pfizer, Legendary former NBA player and coach Don Chaney encourages African Americans who have heart failure or experience unresolved...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Through his involvement with Pfizer, Legendary former NBA player and coach Don Chaney encourages African Americans who have heart failure or experience unresolved...
SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Doing a kind gesture for another person can protect the mind and body, but simply witnessing the act is enough to activate the production...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Sometimes called “Mustafa Zemmouri,” “Black Stephen,” “Esteban the Moor” or “Steven Dorantes” (after his owner Andres Dorantes, a Spanish nobleman), Estevanico was a...
TEXAS METRO NEWS — “Don’t call your girlfriends or don’t go to YouTube University. You need to go to someone with board certified credentials,” stresses Dr....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Whether it is other philanthropists, local or regional health centers, or state and federal officials, there is a desperate need for creative solutions...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Archbishop Desmond Tutu was a mentor, a friend, and a moral compass for me and so many others,” former U.S. President Barack Obama...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Nearly 219 million people globally had contracted the novel coronavirus since March 2020, when officials officially declared a pandemic. Over 4.5 million have...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — After Chief Justice John Roberts swore him in, President Biden spoke about the importance of a unified America after four years of an...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Four-time breast cancer survivor Karen Jackson’s new book, In the Company of My Sisters: My Story, My Truth, speaks about her life dedicated...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Sickle cell disease affects 20 million people worldwide, including at least 100,000 in the United States, mainly African Americans, but Hispanics and Asian-Americans,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cite several possible reasons that Black Americans are more affected. One is that many of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Black and Latinx seniors are more likely to be affected by health conditions that can heighten the risk of coronavirus-related complications. Black adults...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “For every 2,000 Black people who were alive in January, one has died,” observed Dr. Ebony Hilton. “We often talk about mortality rates,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to state data that is updated daily, for Marion Correctional, as of May 1, staff members who reported positive results are 175;...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — We have people from about 40 universities and medical centers all over the country from about 20 states working on this and we...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — After speaking with small business owners, including minority small business owners, who are facing incredible challenges and uncertainty, I pushed for and helped secure...
THE PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE — Did you know there are over 65,000 known germs, but only about 1,400 cause disease? The four major types of germs are...
NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — Getting children vaccinated against preventable, potentially deadly diseases like measles, mumps and whooping cough not only protects our family’s health, it...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The diseases are familiar. So are the state’s rankings. Alabama ranks 46th in obesity, 48th in diabetes, and 49th in high blood pressure,...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Sickle cell disease affects millions of people worldwide. People with African, Spanish, Mediterranean and Indian ancestry are at increased risk. Approximately 120,000 infants...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In a move that has implications for Blacks throughout the U.S., more than a...
