What The Affordable Care Act Means To You
By Edna Kane-Williams
(Trice Edney Wire) - We’ve heard about it in bits and pieces over the past three years – the Affordable Care Act...
Insurance Exchanges Will Extend Coverage To Millions
WASHINGNTON (NNPA) – In less than a week, health insurance market exchanges will open across the nation and more than 40 million Americans, including...
Report: Half Of Single Young Adults Eligible For The Insurance Marketplace Could Get Coverage...
A new report released Monday by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows that nearly half (46 percent) of single young...
Obama On Defensive Over Healthcare Glitches
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Under unrelenting attacks –including from Democratic supporters – President Obama and White House officials continue to struggle as they try to...
HPV Vaccines Less Effective For Black Women
By Jazelle Hunt
NNPA Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Although Black women are twice as likely as White women to die from cervical cancer, Human...
Affordable Care Act Will Create More Jobs
By Jazelle Hunt
NNPA Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Health care reform under the Affordable Care Act is off to a sickly start. There have been...
Not Enough Blacks Staying In HIV Treatment Programs
By Freddie Allen
NNPA Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Even though Blacks get tested for HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), the virus that causes AIDS more than...
Concussions A Greater Problem For Black Youth
By Jazelle Hunt
Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Despite the flurry of news about NFL lawsuits over concussions, the problem affects far more athletes at the...
Mass Incarceration Accelerating The Spread Of HIV Among Black Women
By George Curry and Tomika Anderson
BAI Contributing Writers
DURBAN, South Africa – Efforts to halt the spread of HIV among African Americans, the most impacted...
County Unveils New Food Safety Rating System
Today, Public Health – Seattle & King County unveiled new signs that food inspectors will place in restaurant windows as part of its broader...
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