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Pastors’ Wives HIV Initiative Produce Record Results     CHICAGO (December 2015) — Amid renewed focus on raising awareness on HIV/AIDS this month, African-American pastors’…

“It won’t happen to me.” This kind of denial is just one of many factors – including reduced access to healthcare and lower education...

Black women under the age of 35: You could be at risk for ductal carcinoma, also known as stage 0 breast cancer, according to a...

Nearly 30 patients, patient advocates, and healthcare providers gathered in Atlanta last week for a panel discussion sponsored by Astellas aimed at raising awareness...

Former President Jimmy Carter announced that he has been diagnosed with cancer that has spread and he is beginning treatment immediately. Carter, 90, released a...

WALGREENS WELLNESS TOUR WITH THE NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE RETURNS FOR THE NINTH YEAR TO PROVIDE COMMUNITIES WITH FREE HEALTH TESTS   Free Assistance to Communities…

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — The young people who learn martial arts at a studio north of Detroit are not considered students. Their instructors use a…

Breast cancer, prostate cancer, and even routine infections. A new report ties these and other maladies to smoking and says an additional 60,000 to 120,000…

Starting Monday, millions of people who have avoided colon cancer screening can get a new home test that’s noninvasive and doesn’t require the icky preparation…

*We’re sorry to report that Ahmad “Real” Givens, the star of VH1’s “Real Chance of Love” as well as “I Love New York,” has suffered a setback in his battle with cancer. The latest news, via TMZ, is that it’s spreading and doctors have put him back on chemotherapy. According to his brother, Chance, Real’s […]