Greater Health

Humans Evolved With Their Microbiomes – Like Genes, Your Gut Microbes Pass From One Generation to the Next

When the first humans moved out of Africa, they carried their gut microbes with them. Turns out, these microbes also evolved along with them. The human gut microbiome is made up of hundreds to thousands of species of bacteria and archaea. Within a

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Feeling Connected Enhances Mental and Physical Health

Here are 4 research-backed ways to find moments of connection with loved ones and strangers Connecting can mean sharing a hearty laugh. Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesA woman and her fiancé joke and laugh together while playing video games after a long

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What Are PFAS, and Why Is the EPA Warning About Them in Drinking Water? An Environmental Health Scientist Explains

“PFAS? What’s PFAS?” You may be hearing that term in the news as the federal government considers new rules and guidelines for the chemicals. Even if the acronym is new to you, you’re probably already familiar with what PFAS do.

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AARP Research Shows Black Women Voters Aged 50 and Over Will Help Decide the Balance of Power in Next Election

New research by AARP in partnership with pollsters Celinda Lake, Christine Matthews, Kristen Soltis Anderson, and Margie Omero, found that only 17% of Black women have made up their mind about who they will vote for in the 2022 election.

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Couple Launches Newest Black-Owned Mental Health Clinical Practice in the State of Tennessee

Meet Ben Roberts, LPC-MHSP, and his wife, Dr. Erica Roberts, EdD, the owners of Purposed Life, LLC, a Black-owned clinical practice in Gallatin, Tennessee, that addresses the mental, emotional, and social health of individuals and organizations in the Black community

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59-Year-old Mom Who Reversed Diabetes and High Blood Pressure Launches Health & Wellness Retreat for Black Women

After an early diagnosis with high blood pressure and diabetes, 59-year-old Jacqueline Glass from Harlem, New York City began her journey toward transformative health. Through diet and exercise, she was able to change her trajectory and reverse her diabetes, eliminate

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Which Cancers Are Preventable With Vaccine – A Virologist Explains the Cancer Virus Relationship

One-fifth. Nearly 20% of cancers worldwide are caused by a virus. These viruses don’t cause cancer until long after they initially infect a person. Rather, the viruses teach the cells they take over how to escape the natural biological process

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Aunt Kelly’s Cookies Providing the Fresh, Old-School Flavor to Delighted Customers

Many people fondly remember, adore, and revere the old-school packaged cookies that were cravings before and after the lunch bell rang. The taste of chocolate chip or even butter crunch cookies was something most couldn’t resist. And while some still

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Public Option in Biden Plan Could Change the Face of Us Health Care

President Joe Biden issued 10 executive orders to fight COVID-19 on his first day in office on Jan. 20, 2021. Among those orders: Speed up vaccine production, expand testing, support the safe reopening of schools and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in

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Online Discussion: International Handbook of Black Community Mental Health

  The International Handbook of Black Community Mental Health brings together the work of researchers and practitioners from the UK, Europe, and the US to explore the personal, lived experiences of people of color in the mental health system. Crucially, contributors

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Black Nurse Practitioners Seek More Diversity in Profession

CINCINNATI – Cincinnati Black Nurse Practitioners, which represents about 30 female Black nurse practitioners in the Cincinnati area, is seeking an increase in their numbers to better serve local minority communities. Felicia Beckham, MSN, FNP-BC, RN, said, “The gender/race composition

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Black Youth Suicides: The Focus Of A New CBC Task Force

WASHINGTON — Amid troubling research about the rising numbers of Black youth suicides, lawmakers and experts came together on Capitol Hill to discuss the problem and chart solutions. On Tuesday, April 30, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) launched a new

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Black Women Taking on the Fight Against Diabetes

The cost of insulin is skyrocketing and people—especially Black women—are dying because they cannot afford or don’t have access to vital medication. There is not enough being done to lower the prices of prescription medications that could mean life or

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Minorities Face More Obstacles to a Lifesaving Organ Transplant

We looked at barriers at several levels: individual barriers, such as limited income; health barriers, such as having multiple health conditions in addition to…

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Why Thousands Are Getting Hit With Unexpected Medical Bills

Another story in the media covering a family somewhere in America dealing with an outrageous medical bill. Yet, in more and more cases, these families…

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The Struggle of Black Men With Mental Health Stigma

Black men are one of the most neglected group of individuals in regards to mental health. They have not been equipped with the tools to seek support in health care systems…

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Prostate Screening Is a Must; Second Leading Cause of Cancer Death

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men, behind lung cancer. African-American men are twice as likely to develop prostate cancer…

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The Implications of the Increase in Alzheimer’s Patients

The implications of the increase in Alzheimer’s patients goes far beyond the personal loss and sadness experienced by families. We are talking about immense healthcare costs.

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Reproductive Justice Organizations Express Dismay Over Hyde Amendment Status

We still do not have enough political will from Members of Congress to say that women are no less deserving of the freedom to make decisions about their bodies…

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New Cholesterol Study: Pass the Eggs, or Pass on the Eggs?

Developing heart disease was a bummer for egg lovers. Should you stop eating eggs because of this new finding?

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Leading State-Based Healthcare Marketplaces Have Performed Well

The report examines the impact that federal and state actions have had on state-based marketplaces and the federally…

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Steps Companies Can Take to Improve Mental Health in Workplace

A report from the 2018 Mental Health in the Workplace Summit showed that more people miss work due to stress and anxiety than for physical illness or injury.

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Have You Used Any of These Excuses to Avoid Physical Activity?

It’s hard to hold up that mirror and examine yourself. That painful, examination forced me to ask, and answer, hard questions. Letting existing research, my own research…

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A Cure for HIV? Feasible but Not yet Realized

This week a team of scientists and physicians from the U.K. published news of a second HIV positive man, in London, who is in long-term (18-month) HIV remission…

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Doctors, Lawyers with Monetary Motives Cause Painful Decisions in Women

It has come to light that a collaboration involving some law firms, doctors, and finance companies are pressuring women into unnecessary surgeries to remove the [transvaginal] mesh.

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How to Reduce Your Risks of Dementia

Many people do not want to think about dementia, especially if their lives have not yet been touched by it. But a total of 9.9 million people worldwide are diagnosed with dementia each year. That is one person every 3.2 seconds.

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In Peak Flu Season, UC Riverside’s Dr. Cedric Rutland, M.D. Highlights its Impact on The Black Community  

As flu season peaks, UC Riverside’s Dr. Cedric Rutland provides important information regarding the Black community and flu vaccinations.

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CVS Officials Talk Project Health, Black Press at Rainbow Push Wall Street Conference

David Casey, the vice president of Workforce Strategies and Chief Diversity Officer at CVS Health, joined Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Push 22nd Annual Wall Street Project Economic Summit…

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Diving into the Genetics of Sickle Cell Disease

Research indicates that as many as 3 million Americans carry the sickle cell trait, primarily impacting African Americans. In fact, nearly 1 in 12 African Americans have the sickle cell trait.

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Parents-To-Be Want to Know What’s in Their Genome

Every parent-to-be wants a healthy baby. And, when offered an opportunity, most couples want to know which disease-causing genes, or risk factors, they carry and could unwittingly pass to their children.

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The New F-Word And Its Type One Diabetes Connection

In examining the factors that influence the immune system, many environmental causes have been suggested over the past 20 years: diet, stress, sleep, and chemicals, to name a few.

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High Blood Pressure Redefined For First Time in 14 Years: 130 Is the New High

Most African-American men and women will have high blood Pressure under  New American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Guidelines. Among African-Americans, 56 percent of women and 59 percent of men will have high blood pressure.

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Black Faith Leaders Encourage Their Flocks to Sign Up for Obamacare

Faith leaders in the Black community are encouraging members of their congregations to sign-up for healthcare coverage during the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment period that ends on December 15.

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Dementia Prevention, Intervention and Care: One Third of Dementia May Be Preventable

The combined evidence to date shows that roughly 35 percent of all cases of dementia are attributable to nine potentially modifiable risk factors. Many of the risk factors occur at particular life stages …

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The Catch-Up Plan: Ending HIV/AIDS Public Health Crisis

The Catch-Up Plan is an 18-month initiative that has been developed to accelerate the AIDS response and prevent a resurgence of the HIV epidemic in the 25-country region.

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FDA Approves Pill With Sensor That Digitally Tracks When Patients Ingest Medication

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first drug in the U.S. with a digital ingestion tracking system. Abilify MyCite (aripiprazole tablets with sensor) has an ingestible sensor embedded in the pill that records that the medication was taken.

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Here’s What Really Cuts Black Lives Short!

Among the growing middle- and upper-class African American community, health outcomes are still poorer in African Americans, even when their socioeconomic status is comparable to white Americans.

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Measuring the Implicit Biases We May Not Even Be Aware We Have

Many large-scale disparities we see in society also show up in small-scale studies of behavior. So, how are these inequalities sustained in a country that prides itself on egalitarianism?

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Despite Trump, Affordable Care Act (ACA) Open Enrollment Has Begun in N.C.

No, President Trump and the Republican Congress haven‘t “repealed and replaced” Pres. Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA), the federal health care law, yet.

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Will Obamacare Marketplaces Suffer as Open Enrollment Begins?

The Trump administration’s executive order to some elements of the Affordable Care Act’s administration is creating uncertainty as open enrollment for the health insurance marketplaces is set to start Nov. 1. How will the executive order affect individual insurance and

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Our Calculator Will Guess How Many Healthy Years of Life You Have Left

Want to know your own estimate of healthy years ahead? We developed a free online tool that lets you calculate healthy, unhealthy and total life expectancy. This is work in progress.

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African American Holistic Doctor Releases New Line of All-Natural Herbal Ointments

You shape your own quality of life. No doctor, lawyer, or teacher has the impact on your life that you do. No one! That’s what Dr. Nancy J. Williams taught her clients for over 10 years at her holistic wellness center …

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Even Oprah Had to Fight Depression, Find Out How She Did It

Many people have the misconception that depression is a white man’s disease. It is not. Black people also suffer from depression but are more reluctant to talk about it or seek help. Even billionaire Oprah Winfrey had to overcome depression, and her being famous was not a cure!

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Combating Colorism: Dark Skin Activist, Author and Actress Rashida Strober

Not only did she write and produce the play, she also brilliantly plays five women. The queen of dark skin has also written the most books on the topic of dark skin. Rashida has four books and two plays.

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Munroe Bergdorf, Jemele Hill, And The Censorship Of Black Women

Black women often end up at the receiving end of censure and backlash when they speak up about vital issues.  When will brands stand behind the Black women they employ, especially when their backing is crucial to the advocacy of minorities?

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New Project Explores Links Between Race, Religion and Health

African Americans report higher levels of religiosity than any other ethnic group in the United States, making religion and spirituality a strong avenue for prevention and intervention efforts.

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The Real Reason Some People Become Addicted to Drugs

The recent opioid epidemic has produced what we might call “involuntary” addicts. Opioids are very effective at managing otherwise intractable pain. Yet they also produce surges in dopamine release.

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Insult to Injury: U.S. Workers Without Paid Sick Leave Suffer From Mental Distress

Given the disproportionate access to paid sick leave based on race, ethnicity and income status, coupled with its relationship to health and mental health, paid sick leave must be viewed as a health disparity,

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‘Medicare for All’ Could Be Cheaper Than You Think

While this wouldn’t be single-payer – in which the government covers all health care costs – and private insurers would continue to operate alongside Medicare, it would be a substantial improvement over the current system.

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The Opioid Epidemic Is Finally a National Emergency – Eight Years Too Late

“It has been many long, hard, agonizing battles for the last few years and you fought like a warrior every step of the way. Addiction, however, won the war. To the person who doesn’t understand addiction, she is just another

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