Getting Diabetes As We Get Older – There Is Good News!
By Glenn Ellis
(Trice Edney Wire) - More and more, I am finding many people who as they enter their 6th decade, are finding new...
CDC: Packaged Hard-boiled Eggs Have Been Linked Do A Deadly Listeria Outbreak
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Saeed Ahmed, CNN
(CNN) -- A deadly, multistate outbreak of Listeria infections has been linked to packaged hard-boiled eggs, and retailers...
Obesity Among Black Women Outrageously High
By Darcie Ortique
OW Contributor
Betty Busby, 55, has struggled with her weight since high school. “It’s in my genes to be chubby, and I have...
Medicare’s Outpatient ‘Part B’ Premium Going Up To $144.60
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Medicare's ``Part B'' premium for outpatient care will rise by nearly 7% to $144.60 a month next year, officials...
Why Is Suicide A Growing Problem In The Black Community?
By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Correspondent
It’s no secret that African Americans – particularly teens – are committing suicide at record levels. According to the Centers...
Pelosi Offers A Plan To Negotiate Prescription Drug Prices
By Tami Luhby, CNN
(CNN) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to give the federal government the ability to negotiate and cap prices on hundreds...
Fluoride In Your Water: Is It Safe?
By Glenn Ellis
(Trice Edney Wire) - Fluoride in water has long been known to reduce dental cavities and tooth extractions in both children and...
Sickle Cell Strong: Sickle Cell Disease Advocate Marie Ojiambo
By Lauren Poteat
NNPA Washington Correspondent
It’s been more than 100 years since sickle cell disease was first discovered in America.
Today, the rare hereditary blood disorder...
Dr. Patrice Harris Sworn-In As AMA’s First Black Female President
By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Correspondent
In June, Dr. Patrice A. Harris, a psychiatrist from Atlanta, was sworn-in as the 174th president of the American Medical...
Health Claim Rejected? Some Steps To Appeal A Denial
By Tom Murphy
AP Health Writer
Patients are often shocked when their insurance company denies coverage for a procedure or treatment, especially if that leads to...
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An Independent Autopsy Couldn’t Determine How Nolan Wells Died. Here’s What...
An independent autopsy of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, who died following a Fourth of July boating trip in Mississippi, yielded inconclusive results, leaving investigators to await the state's official autopsy findings to better understand the circumstances of his death.
