Non-Medical HIV Workers Flunk Test On Knowledge Of Virus
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Most non-medical HIV health care workers earned a “D” when surveyed on the science and treatment of the virus, according to...
Blacks Gain Most From Obamacare When Medicaid Expanded
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As families prepare to choose health insurance coverage during the open enrollment period, a recent report by the Urban Institute shows...
Report: Brand Name Drug Prices Increasing Dramatically
Washington, DC - According to a new AARP Public Policy Report, retail prices for brand name prescription drugs widely used by older Americans shot...
Enhanced Ebola Screenings To Begin At Five U.S. Airports
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs & Border Protection (CBP) announced that they will begin...
EPA To Require Air Pollution Measurements In Black Communities
By Jazelle Hunt
NNPA Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency may require oil refineries to regularly measure the air...
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...
Black Families Becoming More Aware Of Autism
By Jazelle Hunt
NNPA Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As Camille Proctor watched her one year-old son, she knew something wasn’t right. He played with others...
CDC Locks Out Black Providers
By Phil Wilson
NNPA Columnist
On March 19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded $115 million over five years to 21 organizations to...
Darrell Lynch On The importance Of African Americans To Manage Their Health
By Elaine Porterfield
Special to The Medium
Darrell Lynch loved his welding job. He felt terrific, loved being active, loved using the high-level skills he was...
Final Push To Get Blacks Signed Up For Health Insurance
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – With less than two weeks left to sign up for insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act, grassroots supporters of the...
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University Of Washington President Calls For Pro-Palestinian Tent Camp To Break...
After protests escalated at the University of Washington – with “offensive graffiti across multiple buildings all over campus, some quite clearly both antisemitic and violent” – the school’s president is calling again for the voluntary dismantling of a pro-Palestinian encampment on the Seattle campus.
