When Anita Schools was diagnosed with HIV in 1998, she was proactive about learning more about the virus and getting treatment. Now as a program coordinator...
According to the latest data released by the Center for Disease Control only 25 percent of people living with HIV in the U.S. have achieved viral...
Touro University California (TUC), an independent, not-for-profit Jewish-sponsored graduate school located on Mare Island in Vallejo, recently announced the opening of its School of Nursing in...
Mental illness has always been a taboo subject in Black communities, kept behind closed doors, viewed as “family business” and swept under the rug. Some say...
I was sitting in church Sunday, listening to the reverend talk about how she had learned of a woman in San Mateo who was teaching pregnant...
By Jonathan Morales, SFSU News Three SF State University students are among the thousands worldwide vying for the Hult Prize, given annually to the team with...
Did you know that one pint of blood can save up to three lives? That is what Eileen Randle tells everyone she comes into contact with,...
By Rev. Willie A. Douglas The unfolding drama of how Afro-Americans took the raw material of their lives and organized what has become their strongest institution...
The HIV Story Project is presenting “Generations HIV,” a portable, interactive video storytelling booth. The booth is making the rounds across the nation, with a stop...
By Armond S. Robinson At its meeting on Feb.18, the Oakland City Council passed a resolution declaring March 8-15 Hepatitis C Awareness Week, calling on residents...
By Elizabeth Fernandez, UCSF News Pharmacies, focused on the health and wellbeing of their customers, have long been saddled with a paradox: they sell cigarettes and...
In preparation for a grand opening celebration of the Sports and Academic Complex in Lathrop on March 1, Image Changers Church will provide free classes in...
As we celebrate Black History month, the HIV/AIDS community pays honor to a life and contribution of Junie Tate Sugar, an advocate for HIV/AIDS, and Transgender,...
Kaiser Permanente will sponsor a community health clinic Saturday, March 1 at the University of the Pacific (UOP), offering health screenings, dental and other services to...
By Robert Sanders, UC Berkeley News University of California, Berkeley, researchers have shown that chronic stress generates long-term changes in the brain that may explain why...
Vallejo residents can safely dispose of expired, unwanted or unused medications for free Mondays – Thursdays between 9 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the Vallejo Police...
Andre Hall founded Uplifting the Community Development Corporation (UTCDC) in Oakland in 2012 to address the physical, emotional, and emotional issues affecting populations living in minority...
Over 60 people attended the first Habesha Women’s Health Expo (HWHE) last weekend at the African American Art & Culture Complex, an event designed to raise...
By Michael A. LeNoir, M.D., president, National Medical Association Dr. Anthony Jones has been an AIDS Specialist for over 15 years. During that time he has...
Dr. Desmond Carson, coach of the Richmond Steelers, physician at Doctors Medical Center and chair of For Richmond’s Health Committee, took the microphone at For Richmond’s...
In the face of worsening drought conditions, the Marin County Board of Supervisors this week has decided to authorize participation in the Mill Valley/Marin County Sustainable...
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is Friday, Feb. 7, set during Black History Month to remind people of the devastating toll HIV has taken and continues...
Some local faith community leaders are calling for people to participate in a “10,000 Pound Challenge” to lose weight in 30 days to improve their health...
Assemblymember Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) on Tuesday announced that she is introducing legislation to address the backlog of untested rape kits held in law enforcement agencies and...
AIDS is a civil rights issue. While statistics show that most HIV testing is done in healthcare settings, health agencies have been trying for many years...
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