Eye Problems May Signal Onset Of Schizophrenia
By Carl Blesch
Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from North Star News
(Trice Edney Wire) - A link between vision problems and schizophrenia is...
Study: Racism Has Long-Term Health Impacts On Blacks
(Trice Edney Wire) - Racial discrimination experienced by youth can have far-reaching health impacts well into their adulthood—and that is especially true for Black...
Lupus Disproportionately Affects Black Women
By Shantella Y. Sherman
Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper
Lupus, or systemic lupus erythematosus, is a chronic and often debilitating autoimmune disease that...
Black Male Enrollment Declines In Med Schools
By Freddie Allen
Senior Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NNPA) –The number of Black males applying to medical school is lower than it was three decades ago, raising...
Sexism And Racism Take Toll On Black Women’s Health
By Jazelle Hunt
NNPA Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The effects of living in a patriarchal, racist society measurably erode Black women’s physical and mental...
Blacks Missing Out On ‘Obamacare’ Savings
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Even as health care costs continue to cause concerns for the poor, nearly 40 percent African Americans and about half of...
Youth HIV Activists Lead Charge To End AIDS In Washington
According to the Washington State Department of Health, in Seattle, one in eight new HIV diagnoses occurs among youth ages 13-24. In 2014 Mayor...
Two People Diagnosed With Active TB At Local School
Over the past three months, two people at Mount Rainier High School in Des Moines have been diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB). The first...
‘First, You Cry’: Black Press Columnist Battles For Life After ‘Devastating’ Diagnosis
Part I of a Two-part Series
(Trice Edney Wire) - For the past 22 years, Jim Clingman has published his cutting edge "Blackonomics" column in...
Food Rx For Upset Stomach
By Dr. Ro
NNPA Columnist
Ever get that queasy feeling in the pit of your stomach for seemingly, no reason at all?
You’re not alone. Although many...
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Black Americans Have Doubts About the U.S. Food System, New Word...
A new Word In Black survey reveals Black Americans deeply value healthy eating but face steep barriers: six in 10 distrust food safety, rising prices force trade-downs to cheaper options, and most want lower costs, more neighborhood grocery stores, and nutrition education to bridge the gap between knowledge and access.
