The recent rollout of two newly authorized COVID-19 vaccines is a bright light at the end of what has been a very dark year while...
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Research has shown people of color experience higher levels of physical and chemical stress, which makes us more susceptible to health issues. This combination of...
Your need vitamin D. And one of the best ways to get it is by being outside in the sun’s UV rays, which activate vitamin...
“It’s safe to say pregnant women are pretty freaked out,” said Cheryl Moyer, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology about the findings of her recent...
Distance Learning Makes It Harder for Kids to Exercise
This fall hasn’t felt much like “back to school” for many children. Instead, many are staying at home and attending virtual classes indefinitely. According to the Center on...
Black Folks With Type 2 Diabetes, Kidney Disease at Higher Risk of COVID-19 Hospitalization
Black patients are more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than white patients with similar underlying health and socioeconomic conditions, according to a new Michigan...
Halloween is just around the corner. Kids dressed up like Ghostbusters or the Black Panther, and a plastic jack-o’-lantern overflowing with treats are what we...
Steadily falling health insurance rates point to a looming health crisis in the United States, and in the wake of the nation’s faltering economy, it...
Reopening university and college campuses with primarily in-person classes is associated with a significant increase in cases of COVID-19 in the counties where the schools...
COVID-19 is generating concerns about the long-term impact on health disparities in minority communities and fear that Black-owned physician’s offices will be among the 41...