Patients, Health Professionals Observe World Sickle Cell Day
By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Contributor
It’s been 100 years since sickle cell disease (SCD), a hereditary blood disorder, was first discovered.
And, according to health...
Salmonella Outbreak In 31 States Is Linked To Kellogg’s Honey Smacks Cereal, CDC Says
By Darran Simon, CNN
(CNN) -- A salmonella outbreak that affected 73 people in 31 states has been linked to Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal, the...
Childhood Diabetes Continues Climb Among Black Children
By Sabrina Shanghie
Howard University News Service
NEW YORK – Meagan Charles is a nursing student at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, N.Y. She also...
Multistate Salmonella Outbreak Tied To Chicken Salad
By Susan Scutti
CNN
(CNN) -- An outbreak of salmonella infections linked to chicken salad has sickened 65 people in five states, the US Centers for...
African-Americans At Risk From Unusual Optometry Practice
By Joseph Hammond
Urban News Service
When Pat Raynor developed cataracts, she hoped her optometrist would refer her to a qualified eye surgeon.
But, the 65-year...
Black AIDS Institute Launches Bold Vision For The Future
By Freddie Allen
Editor-In-Chief, NNPA Newswire
As part of a new strategic plan to prepare for the next generation of Black HIV/AIDS response, the Black AIDS...
CDC Director Fitzgerald Resigns
By Debra Goldschmidt and Ben Tinker, CNN
(CNN) -- Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, resigned her position...
Poll: 70 Percent Of Marketplace Enrollees Satisfied With Obamacare
By Freddie Allen
Editor-In-Chief, NNPA Newswire
As President Donald Trump continues to sow confusion about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a recent poll by the Kaiser...
Smartphone Addiction Could Be Changing Your Brain
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN
(CNN) -- You may be one of the growing number of Americans (or global citizens) who has a bit of nomophobia.
"Nomophobia?"...
Drug That Prevents HIV Infection Is Little Known In Black Community Where Disease Rates...
Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from New America Media
(Trice Edney Wire) - A drug that prevents HIV infection has been available for...
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Nolan Wells’ Case Is Closed. His Family Still Demands Answers
A Mississippi grand jury declined to charge anyone in the drowning death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, despite unexplained injuries noted in autopsy reports. His family, joined by attorney Ben Crump, disputes the ruling and is demanding a federal investigation, while a rapper-led campaign now offers a $1 million reward for credible evidence in the unresolved case.
