Category: Health

These days, digestive problems have become not only a regular topic of conversation, they’ve ballooned into a billion dollar industry of over-the-counter remedies.  Modern day society often demands we work harder and longer, spending more time away from home than ever before. Unfortunately, this means many people have thrown in the towel on things like…

Sickle cell disease(SCD) is an inherited red blood cell disorder affecting people of all races, not just African Americans. Although, 8 to 10 percent of African Americans carry sickle cell trait, 1 to 3 million Americans have this disorder.  It is more common in people of African descent, but the sickle cell trait can also…

Nobody can argue with Sean “Diddy” Combs hustle. He seems to always be working, hustling and just celebrated his 50th birthday party with a lavish event. From events, to music, to liquor brands, to parenting, if you take a look at his social media, Diddy is rarely sitting still. But a medical issue has required…

Healthcare has been changing over the years. With the influx of boutique hospitals, urgent care facilities and clinics, healthcare has changed a lot in just the last 10 years. But it’s about to change again, thanks to Walmart (that’s right, Walmart). The retail giant remodeled a store in Georgia earlier this year and added a…

Patients taking a common diuretic to help lower blood pressure may be better off with a similarly effective but safer one, a new study suggests. Current guidelines recommend the drug chlorthalidone (Thalitone) as the first-line diuretic. But it can have serious side effects that can be avoided with another diuretic, hydrochlorothiazide (Hydrodiuril), researchers say. “Diuretics…

We receive so many different feature requests each week, but this one stood out. Just imagine playing in the sport that you love only to be taken out by an injury that not only changes the course of your life but also changes what you look like. That’s exactly what happened to Robby. Back when…

Research has shown that cancer patients in rural areas have lower survival rates than those in urban areas. For example, cancer death rates between 2011 and 2015 were 180 per 100,000 people in rural areas and 158 per 100,000 people in urban areas, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But in…

DALLAS, Feb. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Leading nonprofit marketing strategist and executive consultant Katrina McGhee has joined the American Heart Association’s nationwide leadership team as executive vice president of marketing and communications. Katrina McGhee, American Heart Association national executive vice president of marketing and communications. Photo credit: Mojo Q Photography. McGhee, who worked previously for…

Singer and actress Janelle Monae is just as beautiful as she is talented. The pretty Hidden Figures star said in a interview with Glamour magazine that her beautiful skin was attributed in part to her “really great diet, you know, lots of vegetables and fish.” But now, she revealed that it’s because of that diet…

Hundreds of black men recently discovered they could get more than a lining or a fresh fade at their local barbershops. They were offered diabetes testing, too. A new study offered customers diabetes screenings at eight New York City barbershops. Among those who took the test, 10 percent learned they had average blood sugar levels…

SU2C to Fund a New Health Equity Breakthroughs Research Team; and Announced an International Team to Intercept Gastric Cancer which Disproportionately Affects Minority Populations; Will Collaborate with Black Women’s Health Imperative and Friends of Cancer Research in PCORI-Supported Clinical Trial Advocate Training for Black Women SU2C Health Equity Initiative is Aimed at Reducing Racial and…

Diabetes is a chronic disease that impacts millions of Americans, with the black community being at the highest risk. Research has found that 1 in 3 adults have prediabetes, which is a prolonged state of high blood sugar levels. While prediabetes isn’t quite diabetes, 70% of prediabetics go on to develop diabetes which can be…

If you’re new to the world of CBD and medical marijuana, you likely have a lot of questions. With legal marijuana becoming more and more readily available, you may feel overwhelmed on your first visit to a dispensary. There are many ways that you can ingest CBD and marijuana, so if you have questions on…

While light sensitivity, stress, changes in wake-sleep patterns, and hormonal shifts in women are just a few factors that may be triggering your migraines. Another likely contributor may be your favorite foods. According to the World Health Organization, the recurrent disorder is prevalent in about 50 percent of adults. Other experts report that more than…

Heart disease is the leading killer of all Americans, but African Americans are hit hardest. Heart disease develops earlier in African Americans than in white Americans and deaths from heart disease are higher. Moreover, the life expectancy of African Americans is 3.4 years shorter than that of whites, because of a higher rate of heart…

Professor Mashudu Tshifularo and his team of surgeons have just completed an historic operation that will potentially help many more people who have have lost their hearing or the deaf. Potentially the first procedure of its kind in the world specialists at the hospital, which is affiliated with the University of Pretoria (UP), has performed…