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...
Public health Officials Tell County Council They’re Actively Preparing To Monitor And Treat Ebola...
Public health agencies throughout the country are reviewing their procedures for treatment of individuals who have contracted the Ebola virus. At the Oct. 27...
HEALTH INSURANCE WORKSHOP AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY DEC. 6
Individuals with personal laptops, tablets or smartphones can get help signing up for health care from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sat., Dec....
Black Women Endure Menopause Longest, Study Shows
Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Howard University News Service
(Trice Edney Wire) - Sarah Finney, 57, said she gets hot flashes...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Video: Obama Weekly Address – Pass The 21st Century Cures Act
WASHINGTON, DC — In this week's address, President Obama highlighted the 21st Century Cures Act, a bill in Congress that could help us find...
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4 Lawsuits Challenging Book Bans
Nearly 4,000 books have been axed from schools, and Black stories are a frequent target. Now activists are fighting back in court.
