NNPA NEWSWIRE — Contrary to the common biases of people with chronic obesity, Dr. Fatima Stanford, an obesity medicine physician scientist and staunch supporter of the...
By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media The California Black Health Network (CBHN) hosted a conversation focused on the mistrust of healthcare providers among Black Americans...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to Dr. King, the creation of a beloved community would require the American people to address three great evils of society: racism,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Alexis McGill Johnson, president of Planned Parenthood Action Fund, an advocate for reproductive rights, supports the Divine 9 campaign, proclaimed that “What we...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The administration noted that the federal government pays roughly $1.5 trillion a year into the health care system to provide patients with quality...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The White House said this should help provide more families the opportunities to thrive. “Together, these actions will help hold medical providers and...
THE SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — California’s school vaccination mandate will take effect for students enrolled in grades 7 through 12 one semester after the U.S. Food and...
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 — In a CNN interview, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar attributed the high coronavirus death rate to unhealthy African Americans. Azar claimed that...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Thanks to the efforts of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Democrats have secured $60 billion in new Small Business Administration PPP funding dedicated...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Tonight’s ruling is a sharp reminder to Americans that a heartless lawsuit supported by Congressional Republicans and President Trump is why vital health...
Tamara Lush, ASSOCIATED PRESS ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Step inside All Children’s Hospital and you’re greeted with three things: hand sanitizer, tissues and masks...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist When it comes to matters of trade and economics, experts are eager to speak of “globalization.” People are keen to talk...
By Marc Morial NNPA Columnist Recently, 400,000 poor and underserved Louisianans, many them people of color, were shut out of potentially life-saving health insurance...