By Dom DiFurio Highest level of hopelessness in a decade: CDC data underscores struggles of American teenage girls America’s young women are not OK: 3 in 5 teenage girls report […]
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Malaria 2023
By Carla L Davis The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has issued a Health Alert Network Health Advisory in response to the recent cases of locally acquired mosquito-transmitted malaria diagnosed […]
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Black Veterans & Inaccessibility to Mental Health Resources
Despite taking the same risk of death and sacrifice to their emotional well-being, Black Veterans continue to suffer as mental health services are statistically less accessible for the demographic. Institutional […]
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Medicaid prescriptions for opioid use disorder are on the rise. Here’s what you need to know
By Shakhzod Yuldoshboev Opioid use disorder, or OUD, has grown into a nationwide epidemic, and state Medicaid programs play an integral role in mitigating it. Canva The CDC classifies opioids […]
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It starts with healthy nutrition! Summer break is almost over, and the back-to-school vibes are here. The hustle and bustle of getting your kids to school or soccer practice and […]
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Black Women Weigh Emerging Risks of ‘Creamy Crack’ Hair Straighteners
By Ronnie Cohen Originally appeared in KFF Health News Relaxers can contain carcinogens and have been linked to breast, uterine, and ovarian cancers, studies show. Deanna Denham Hughes was stunned when she was diagnosed with […]
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Black Americans and the Link Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Homelessness
As Black and other non-white folk suffer poorer outcomes following a traumatic brain injury, this establishes a troubling correlation with a greater risk of homelessness for these demographics. Homelessness has […]
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How air pollution and the housing crisis are connected
By Siri Chilukuri As wildfire smoke from Canada plagued parts of the United States for the second time this summer, expanding into parts of the Midwest and East Coast, cities […]
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Topic is Breaking Down Barriers: Strategies for Overcoming Systemic Healthcare Inequities in Integration Efforts
North Texas Area Community Health Centers will host its second annual conference, “Breaking Down Barriers: Strategies for Overcoming Systemic Healthcare Inequities in Integration Efforts,” on October 3-5 at the University of North […]
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BIPOC Mental Health Month Summit
Dr. Stacia’ Alexander, in collaboration with Helping Us Help Her, is excited to announce the BIPOC Mental Health Month Summit, taking place on July 29, 2023, at the renowned For […]