health

D.C. Health Warns Against Disease

THE AFRO — The District of Columbia Health Department is warning residents against an increase in an intestinal illness, called…

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Kingston Teaching Farm Renamed in Memory of Richard “Dick” Pigford

BIRMINGHAM TIMES — 

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Pediatricians: Black Children Suffer Significantly From Racism

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Surprise! Racism—that “thing” white people say doesn’t exist—has dire long-term effects on the health of black children…

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School Lunch Could Be Slashed For Thousands of California Children Under Federal Proposal

OAKLAND POST — Thousands of children in California would no longer qualify for free school lunches if a federal proposal to…

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COMMENTARY: August Greetings from DC Department of Aging and Community Living

WASHINGTON INFORMER — The DC Commission on Aging recently held their annual retreat where they planned for the upcoming year.…

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Fighter Dies After Fight Card At MGM 

THE AFRO — A damaging blow may have been dealt to major boxing matches coming to Maryland after the death of…

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Unexpected Struggles in the Fight Against Ebola

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The battle to knock out the Ebola virus should have its eyes on the goal. Instead, politics…

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COMMENTARY: Forty Years of Lies Stigmatizing “Teenage Pregnancy” Are Enough

BLACK VOICE NEWS — The ensuing 40-year squabble pitting sex education (which at best has marginal effects on pregnancy rates) versus “abstinence-only” preaching…

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California’s small business owners cannot afford health care. Here are ways to help

BLACK VOICE NEWS — The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the first meaningful healthcare reform that helped address the needs of…

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COMMENTARY: We must approach ending Alzheimer’s with the urgency it deserves

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — This week, thousands of researchers, scientists, clinicians, advocates, and concerned Angelenos convened at the Los Angeles Convention…

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