NNPA NEWSWIRE — A June 2019 study conducted by the Journal of Community Health revealed that suicide deaths among black females aged 13 to 19 rose...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The September 18 state-by-state examination of the economic costs of gun violence, reveals numbers that the committee called "staggering." For instance, in 2017,...
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — When a woman is pregnant, she shares everything with her baby. Any vaccine a woman gets is not only protecting her, but is...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — In the 115th Congress, Congresswoman Kelly was a co-sponsor of the Opioid Minority Health Report to Congress Act, which required an annual opioid...
FLORIDA COURIER — Outbreaks of “crypto,” a parasite found in swimming pools that causes long-term diarrhea, are on the rise, according to a new report from the...
DALLAS POST TRIBUNE — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report men in the United States, on average, die five years earlier than women. Each...
THE MADISON TIMES — Wisconsin’s black babies are dying at a faster rate compared to whites. Wisconsin has the highest gap between Black and white babies,...
ATLANTA VOICE — With 20 books in 20 years serving as the foundation of her career, Mary B. Morrison has built a legacy of empowering women, especially...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — A baby is born with a birth defect in the United States every 4.5 minutes.
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Now in its 18th year, NBHAAD is a day to increase awareness about HIV among blacks/African Americans.
DALLAS POST TRIBUNE — Your throat is scratchy, you’re achy and feverish, your cough is keeping you up at night, but you can’t afford to miss...
(The Washington Post) – The sex life of the American teenager is apparently far less busy than it was in generations past. Less than half of...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Before he was Jamal Lyon, the sensitive, talented gay son of drug dealer-turned-music mogul on the...
(AOL) – Those red eyes you get from swimming aren’t caused by chlorine, according to an official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
DYLAN LOVAN, Associated Press CLAIRE GALOFARO, Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — STATES FEAR NEEDLES The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention documented a 364 percent...
DYLAN LOVAN, Associated Press CLAIRE GALOFARO, Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — STATES FEAR NEEDLES The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention documented a 364 percent...
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A major international study sought to settle how soon is best to start HIV treatment — and the...
ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday it is investigating what the Pentagon called an...
ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday it is investigating what the Pentagon called an...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Contrary to the myth, though Black men are more likely to live apart from their children than...
(Daily Kos) – We’ve been told, quite frequently and repeatedly that the problems in the black community that we’ve seen in Ferguson and Baltimore recently...
(Daily Kos) – We’ve been told, quite frequently and repeatedly that the problems in the black community that we’ve seen in Ferguson and Baltimore recently...
RICK CALLAHAN, Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence overrode state law and his own anti-drug policies Thursday to authorize a short-term needle-exchange program...
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of uninsured U.S. residents fell by more than 11 million since President Barack Obama signed the health...
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The miserable flu season is winding down but not quite over yet, health officials said Wednesday, even as...