CDC Study: COVID-19 Vaccines Reduce Chance of Infection; No Evidence They Reduce Transmission
Frank Butler, OrlandoAdvocate.comRockville, Md. – A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study of COVID-19 transmission in households with children found that the...
Pandemic, Profit-Driven Healthcare System Blamed for Historic Decline in US Life Expectancy
On average, Americans are expected to live nearly three fewer years than they were in 2019.JULIA CONLEY, Common DreamsIn what experts said is an indictment...
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A research study of African Americans with cardiovascular disease suggests religious practices and spirituality may contribute to heart health. The study's authors assert...
FL Families Urged to Sign Up for KidCare as CHIP Marks Silver Anniversary
Trimmel Gomes, Florida News ServiceAs a program to improve health-insurance access for children celebrates its silver anniversary, there are calls to ensure it remains...
Florida Nonprofit Helps Children Cope with Prolonged Grief
Trimmel Gomes, Florida News ServiceLosing a loved one can be traumatic, but when it happens to children, it can leave them at risk of...
After the Repeal of Roe v. Wade: What Does It Mean for Black Women
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We’re talking about another two or three hundred Black women who will die every year simply because they don’t have access...
Children’s Vaccine Now Available in Orlando Area
Senator Randolph Bracy has announced today a new COVID-19 vaccination site for children under 5 years old.Children over 5 years old can now...
Alexa Irene Canady: First Black Woman Neurosurgeon in U.S.
By Tamara Shiloh, OAKLAND POSTIt was during a health careers summer program at the University of Michigan that Alexa Irene Canady (b. 1950) decided...
FAIR Health Launches Actionable Tools to Support Shared Decision Making for Patients of Color
Decision Aids Combine Clinical and Cost Information for Type 2 Diabetes, Slow-Growing Prostate Cancer and Uterine Fibroids Initiative Supported by Grant from the New York...
Black Men Die of Prostate Cancer at Double the Rate of All Other Races
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I think that if proton therapy were an option, I think he would still be here,” said Mary Lambert, the...



