Tuberculosis: The Contagious Disease That Won’t Go Away
Every week, we get a reminder in King County that tuberculosis (TB) not only lingers among us, but is a constant danger. Last year,...
Dennis Johnson: How Healthy Habits Can Hold Off Kidney Complications
By Elaine Porterfield
Special to The Medium
Dennis Johnson got the news from his doctor more than three decades ago: something was happening to his kidneys....
Obama Appoints Brooks Director Of The Office Of National AIDS Policy
WASHINGTON, DC – President Obama announced the appointment of Douglas M. Brooks, MSW, as the Director of the White House Office of National AIDS...
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...
Living With Kidney Disease: Charlette Duckett’s Personal Story
It hit me after the birth of my second child: kidney failure. I knew I was at risk because I had lupus, a chronic...
Affordable Health Care For Black America
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.
NNPA Columnist
For the majority of more than 45 million Black Americans and millions of others who have been historically denied...
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...
Reducing The Risk Of HIV By 90 Percent
By Phill Wilson
NNPA Columnist
This Friday, February 7h, is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). It’s an opportunity for the nation to take a...
NMA Resolution: Good Health For All African-Americans
By Michael A. LeNoir, M.D.
Good health should be on minds of everyone, especially African Americans, at the beginning of this New Year. Whether we...
Some Hopeful Signs In The HIV/AIDS War
By Jazelle Hunt
NNPA Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Rae Lewis Thornton likes to sneak in a tranquil tea time between expanding her brand and the...
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner Died Tragically One Year Ago. Now His Widow Is...
One year after actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner's death, his widow Tenisha Warner filed a lawsuit against his mother over more than $1.2 million in alleged unpaid funds.
