Stroke, the silent assassin, strikes without warning, forever altering lives in its path. For Black women, the threat is especially ... Read More
Health Conditions
How To Take Care Of Sensitive Black Skin During Fall
As the temperature falls, you must pay attention to more than keeping warm. If you have sensitive skin, this is the season where it needs a ... Read More
Tea Connoisseur: 10 Herbal Teas For Common Fall Illnesses
Oh, how I love a good bedside tea break. There’s something magical about sipping a warm cup of tea while cozied up in bed. It soothes the ... Read More
Diet, Sleep…and Hormones? Unexpected Stroke Risks You Need to Know
For the first time in a decade, the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Stroke Association (ASA) updated their guidelines, ... Read More
Clinical Trials Aren’t Diverse Enough. Here’s Why
Clinical trials are essential for developing new medical treatments, but historically they have lacked diverse representation. In a recent ... Read More
Ways to Heal Ourselves In Traumatic Times
Trayvon Martin. Sean Bell. Philando Castile. Sandra Bland. Eric Garner. Michael Brown. Tamir Rice. These names, like the countless others ... Read More
A Clinical Trial Found an Effective Vaccine for Aggressive Breast Cancer
(HealthDay News) — An experimental vaccine could offer fresh hope to women diagnosed with an aggressive and hard-to-treat form of breast ... Read More
Is ED Hiding a Bigger Health Risk? What Black Men Need to Know
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is significantly underreported in the United States, and this trend is even more pronounced in the Black ... Read More
Black Woman Developed Alternative To Breast Cancer Treatment
Breast cancer is something far too many families have a personal connection with. Many women know either a mother, aunt, sister, cousin or ... Read More
After a Devasting Brain Injury, He Found a New Purpose: Helping Others Heal
When life takes unexpected, tragic turns, some individuals find resilience and purpose through the pain. Kel Mabatah is one such individual, ... Read More
Knocking out the Triple Threat: Diabetes, Obesity, and Hypertension
As though diabetes, obesity, or hypertension alone would be bad enough, all three conditions together are bad news and a serious wake-up ... Read More
Dysphagia Due to Crohn’s? Here’s What to Do
Crohn’s disease is often associated with inflammatory conditions of the digestive tract. It can make it difficult to eat certain foods, ... Read More