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...
Blacks Still Trail Whites And Latinos In Getting Treated For HIV
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Blacks who have been diagnosed with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) continue to lag behind Whites and Latinos when it comes...
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...
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 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...
Part II -‘First You Cry’: Jim Clingman, His Family, Their Faith And Their Fight
(Trice Edney Wire) - It was the perfect plan. After living in his native Cincinnati, Ohio for all of their 22 years of marriage,...
In Health, Income Has Greater Impact Than Race
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Being poor can have a bigger impact on your health than your race, according to a recent report by the Urban...
On 50th Anniversary, Medicare And Medicaid Still Vital
By Jazelle Hunt
NNPA Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NNPA) — As Medicare and Medicaid turn 50 this week, the nation takes a look at the impact of...
Honda To Pay $24 Million For Discriminatory Auto Loans
Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from Target Market News
(Trice Edney Wire.) - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Department of Justice...
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Morehouse College Might Halt Graduation ‘on The Spot’ If There Are...
Morehouse College President David A. Thomas said Thursday he would shut down commencement ceremonies “on the spot” rather than allow police to remove student protesters in zip ties during President Joe Biden’s graduation speech.
