The federal government has issued a recall of frozen, raw shrimp sold at Walmart in 13 states due to potential exposure to Cesium-137, a radioactive contaminant.
Category: Health
Posted inClimate Justice
Industrial Heat Pumps Could Clear the Air in Black Neighborhoods
A new report from the American Lung Association finds that replacing 33,500 fossil fuel boilers with zero-emission heat-pump boilers could significantly reduce emissions and pollution, prevent 33 million asthma attacks, and save $1.1 trillion in health care costs by 2050.
Posted inNNPA
CDC shooting tied to anti-vaccine beliefs leaves officer dead, sparks outrage over rhetoric
A Georgia man who blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal opened fire on the CDC headquarters, killing a police officer and injuring others, prompting calls for the resignation of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for his anti-vaccine rhetoric.
Posted inKFF Health News
Guns, Race, and Profit: The Pain of America’s Other Epidemic
Bogalusa, Louisiana has seen a decrease in homicides from 9 in 2022 to 2 in 2024, which Mayor Truong attributes to a summer jobs program, while the city continues to grapple with the trauma of gun violence and has not used any of its funds for violence prevention.
Posted inPolitics
Congress Moves to Block Trump’s Social Security Assault
The Trump administration is proposing to cut Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, which would strip eligibility from hundreds of thousands of people and slash monthly payments by as much as one-third, while unions and lawmakers are pushing back to protect the program.
Posted inWord In Black
Diabetes Is a Crisis — and Extreme Heat Heightens Risks
New York City’s extreme heat poses a significant threat to New Yorkers living with diabetes, and requires public awareness, policy changes, and investments in public health to combat the mounting crisis.
Posted inWord In Black
How’s Your Brain? It Might Be Paying the ‘Black Tax’
Black Americans are 20% more likely to face serious mental health challenges than the overall population, and the combination of mental illness and chronic stress from racism puts them at increased risk of accelerated brain aging and cognitive decline.
Posted inKFF Health News
Why Young Americans Dread Turning 26: Health Insurance Chaos
The Affordable Care Act has created an “insurance cliff” for young adults turning 26, leaving many without insurance due to the complexity of choosing a plan and the rising costs of coverage.
Posted inHealth
Dads to Doulas: Empowering Fathers to Advocate Amid Maternal Health Crisis
Dads to Doulas is a new program launched by Dear Fathers, a St. Louis-based platform, to provide education and training to Black men and expectant fathers to advocate for their families from pregnancy to infancy, in an effort to reduce disparities in Black maternal and infant health outcomes.
Posted inWord In Black
Rising Pregnancy Prosecutions Threaten Rights and Health Care Access
Pregnancy Justice has documented 210 pregnancy-related prosecutions in the year following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, highlighting the growing trend of criminalizing pregnancy and the need for policy advocacy to ensure pregnant women have access to health care and support without fear of criminalization.
