Sickle Cell 101: What You Need To Know
Sickle cell occurs in about 1 in every 500 African-American births. About 2 million Americans, or 1 in ...
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Sickle Cell 101: How And When To Seek Help
Do you know how to handle sickle cell emergencies? Can you recognize the symptoms of a sickle cell ...
What Happens When STDS Are Left Undiagnosed & Untreated
Do you know someone whose life has been affected by an STD (sexually transmitted disease)? Odds are that ...
Sickle Cell Disease In The Emergency Department: Confronting Barriers To Care
“You’re too pretty to have a disease,” declared the nurse in the emergency department (ED) dismissing Constance Benson’s ...
CDC Awards AT&T $119M Contract To Modernize & Protect Its Networks
AT&T* will help the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) modernize its communications and reduce costs. ...
Bullying Affects Everyone: What You Need To Know To Prevent & Stop Bullying
Today, youth bullying has become a major public health issue in America. Bullying, a form of youth violence, is ...
Is The Racial Gap For Breast Cancer Deaths Finally Closing? CDC Says Yes
The racial gap for breast cancer deaths is closing, particularly among younger women, U.S. health officials reported ...
Why Are More Black Women Dying From COPD?
Fewer Americans are dying from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but not black women and the middle-aged, ...
CDC Warns: Improper Use Of Contacts Can Cause Serious Eye Damage
Unsafe use of contact lenses — such as sleeping with them in place or using the same ...
CDC: Pregnant Women Could Contract Zika From Male Or Female Sex Partners
U.S. health officials on Monday updated their Zika virus guidelines, saying that pregnant women could contract Zika ...
Is It Zika? Know The Signs
A disease spread through mosquito bites, it’s no wonder Zika virus is on everyone’s watch list, as they ...
Congenital Syphilis: A Preventable STD On The Rise In Newborns
April is STD Awareness Month. There is much we can do together to help prevent STDs, and I ...
Prescription Painkillers For Chronic Pain Get Stricter Guidelines From CDC
Hoping to stem an epidemic of drug abuse tied to prescription narcotic painkillers such as Oxycontin, Percocet ...
Our Girls Matter: Making Progress Against HIV Among Girls & Women
Flash back to the early years of the HIV epidemic, a small clinic in any city, USA. A ...
