ABLE Act Could Help Disabled To Save
By Jazelle Hunt
NNPA Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As of 2006, more than 2.4 million African Americans receiving Social Security benefits are disabled, or are...
Med Students Don’t Wait To Give Back
By Jazelle Hunt
NNPA Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – According to the American Association of Medical Colleges, there are only 2.3 physicians for every 1,000 people...
Insufficient Vitamin D Linked To Prostrate Cancer In Blacks
By Jazelle Hunt
NNPA Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NNPA) — The relationship between melanin and vitamin D—the nutrient that sunlight provides—may explain why African American, Caribbean,...
Rule Change On Generic Drug Labeling Could Cost Billions
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A proposed rule change for generic drug labels, crafted by the Food and Drug Administration, could cost patients, health care providers...
Family Instability Affects Children’s Cells
By Jazelle Hunt
NNPA Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – While sticks and stones can break bones, new research indicates that family struggles can hurt children on...
‘Promising’ Cancer Treatments On The Horizon
By Jazelle Hunt
NNPA Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Cancer is the nation’s second-leading cause of death for both Blacks and Whites. While there is...
Concussions A Greater Problem For Black Youth
By Jazelle Hunt
Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Despite the flurry of news about NFL lawsuits over concussions, the problem affects far more athletes at the...
It’s Easy To Learn Your HIV Status
By Phill Wilson
NNPA Guest Columnist
Do you know your HIV status? Do you know the HIV status of your intimate partner(s)? Do all of your...
Nation’s Only Black Hospital In Danger Of Closing
By Jeffrey L. Boney
Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward-Times
Community leaders and activists are in an uproar and are calling on the Obama...
HIV-Positive For 20-Plus Years and ‘One Of The Lucky Ones’
By Linda Villarosa
Special to NNPA from The Black AIDS Institute
MELBOURNE, Australia – Steven Watiti was diagnosed with HIV in 1993. His wife was pregnant...
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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.
