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Black Men’s Health Barbershop Initiative to Combat Hypertension in Black Men

Historically, the barbershop has been a place of refuge for black men. It's where they can speak unfiltered and be themselves. The barbershop, in...

Binge Watching TV Increases Heart Health Risks More Than a Desk Job Among African Americans

Binge watching TV may be a greater risk factor for heart disease and premature death among African Americans than sitting at a desk job,...

Suicide Rates are Increasing Significantly Among African-American Adolescents

By Alina Shrourou for News Medical Life Sciences A large-scale study from The University of Toledo (UToledo) of young African Americans who have attempted or...

Black Women More Likely to Die of Breast Cancer — Especially in the South

PHOTO: Breast cancer survivor Felicia Mahone, holding a photo of her and her mother, who died of breast cancer, has devoted her life to...

The Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia Receives Two Grants to Secure Quality Care for Patients

The fight to research, illuminate, and one day eliminate sickle cell disease continues, and one its toughest fighters is receiving much needed help to...

Race Matters to the Health of African American Men

By Janice Phillips The recent death of John Singleton, the first and youngest African American to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Director, sent shock waves throughout...

Dr. Patrice A. Harris Inaugurated as 174th President of the American Medical Association

Atlanta Physician Becomes First African-American Woman to Hold Office Patrice A. Harris, M.D., M.A., a psychiatrist from Atlanta, was sworn in today as the 174th...

Sleeping With the TV on May Make You Gain Weight

By Lindsey Tanner, AP Medical Writer Dozing off to late-night TV or sleeping with other lights on may mix up your metabolism and lead to...

Why Thousands Are Getting Hit With Unexpected Medical Bills

By Simon F. Haeder, West Virginia University Hardly a week goes by without another story in the media covering a family somewhere in America dealing...

Children’s Enrollment in Georgia Medicaid and PeachCare Shows Drop

By Andy Miller, Georgia Health News Georgia’s Medicaid and PeachCare programs covered 20,000 fewer children at the end of 2018 than the year before, a...

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