NNPA NEWSWIRE — When you really think about it, why do we give OTHERS control or authority over our self-worth? It’s ours. Being fully transparent, you...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Transitions from one developmental stage to the next are very challenging periods for all human beings. Black youth, many of whom suffer from...
The end of life is not easy for most Americans nearing death. The good news is that up to 90 percent of pain and suffering...
The future of the Affordable Care Act is threatened — again — this time by a ruling Decem¬ber 14 from a federal district court judge in...
Kaiser Permanente Thrive mental health clinicians represented by the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) held a strike at Kaiser facilities, Dec. 10 to Dec. 14,...
Imagine going to the grocery store, picking up the items you need for the week, but not knowing how much anything costs until the store sends...
More than half of California’s nursing homes are asking to be exempted from new state regulations that would require them to spend more time directly caring...
As a boy in Columbus, Ohio, Stephen Hinshaw didn’t understand why his father, Virgil Hinshaw Jr., an eminent philosophy professor whose mentors included Bertrand Russell and...
For those nearing death, hospice care can help alleviate the pain, discomfort, and suffering that often accompanies the dying process. But for many African-Americans, “hospice” is...
The number of people hospitalized because of amphetamine use is skyrocketing in the United States, but the resurgence of the drug largely has been overshadowed by...
Sharitta Berry was at Oakland’s Highland Hospital when she got the bad news in early 2018. Doctors told the 52-year-old that she had Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary...
Just as cigarettes were finally decreasing in popularity, vaping came along and made tobacco cool again. From 2011-2015, the use of e-cigarettes, or “e-cigs,” among high...
Melissa Welch, MD, MPH, a Bay Area leader in managed care, long-term care, and cultural diversity, has been named Chief Medical Officer for Center for Elders’...
Speaking at a press conference Tuesday calling on Gov. Jerry Brown to phase out fossil fuels are Berkeley Vice Mayor Cheryl Davila, Oakland Councilmember Dan Kalb, ...
Mayoral candidate Ken Houston introduces “Chip” to children at the Aug. 11 Health & Job Fair. Chip, the Bay Bridge Chicken, honorary member of the Oakland...
Oakland has long been the birthplace of justice movements. Our collective essence is one of resistance to injustice and persistence in the face of hardship. It’s...
Deacon Harold Goodman, Chairman along with Mother Wilma Roundtree, 30-year member of the health education ministry, recruiting volunteers for the 41st Annual Holistic Health & Job...
Art installation is a catalyst for dialogue about the need for more registered organ and tissue donors. Taiwan Walker, a kidney recipient, poses with new exhibit. By...
Left to right: Min. Keith Mohammed, Muhammad Mosque Number 26; Dr Patricia Nunley; Rev Dr William Coleman – Restoring the Way of the Ancestors: Black Theology; ...
By Cheryl Poncini The month of June has long been recognized as Elder Abuse Awareness Month locally, nationally and internationally. This recognition is important because it...
By Shawndi Johnson| Dads Matter The need to provide financially for a new family is the biggest roadblock when encouraging low-income or underserved fathers to take...
24-year-old Miriam Yarde at the Oakland Davita Dialysis Center. Yarde needs a kidney and spends four hours, three times a week connected to the dialysis machine...
By Greg Dill Did you know that one in three American adults is at risk for kidney disease? Major risk factors for kidney disease include diabetes,...
This year, Women’s History Month came at a pivotal time – women’s voices and stories are being heard and lifted up in a way they never...
The Xi Gamma Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and its non-profit arm, the Twenty Pearls Foundation, will hold a free community health and...
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