By Scott Blair Colon cancer is a serious issue; some studies and statistics bring alarming news for the Black community. Black people are 20% more likely to get colon cancer […]
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Witherite Law Group To Serve As Primary Sponsor Of The Kier’s Hope 5th Annual 5k Run And Fun Walk During Sickle Cell Awareness Month Â
Approximately 400 runners expected to participate in the event benefitting the Kier’s Hope Foundation Witherite Law Group and 1-800-TruckWreck announced it is the primary sponsor of this year’s Kier’s Hope […]
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Texas Legislature passes bill to offer new moms a year of Medicaid coverage
Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune The Texas House and Senate voted for the proposal, capping a yearslong effort to extend coverage for low-income moms. Medicaid covers half of all […]
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Feeling Healthy Isn’t Being Healthy
It may come as no surprise, but just because you feel healthy doesn’t mean you are healthy. Recent studies have shown that women are far more likely to visit the […]
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Lifetime Rates of Depression in Black and Brown Communities Surpass Whites, Others
By Stacy M. Brown Originally appeared in NNPA Gallup found that white people have always had slightly higher rates of both lifetime and current depression, but African Americans and Hispanics […]
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What’s up with fake meat?
By Laine Bergeson Becco Meatless burgers are having a moment. Once the province of vegetarian restaurants and college-dorm kitchens, they’re now turning up everywhere from fast-food chains to big-box grocery […]
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Health Disparities & Inequities: COVID-19 & Beyond
According to KFF.org, an independent source for health policy research, polling, and news: Health and health care disparities refer to differences in health and health care between groups that stem from broader […]
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Understanding a Rare Sleep Disorder
Idiopathic Hypersomnia [or IH] is an extremely rare of sleep disorder that almost nobody has heard of. People who deal with this particular condition face many challenges, not only trying […]
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Here are the safest—and most deadly—days for drunk-driving fatalities
By Geoff Williams Originally appeared in Stacker Drunk driving remains a significant problem throughout the country. But certain days are more dangerous on the roads than others. MoneyGeek analyzed historical […]
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Holly Robinson Peete to Keynote Metrocare’s 2023 Meal for the Minds Actress and intellectual disability advocate to keynote annual mental health luncheonÂ
Metrocare announces Holly Robinson Peete, singer and actress, as the keynote speaker for the 14th Annual Meal for the Minds Luncheon on May 31. Metrocare, the largest provider of mental […]
