By Katia Pechenkina Special to the AFRO Since the D.C. officials have scheduled several walk-in clinics for 5-to-11-year-olds to get their coronavirus shots, many District’s parents have been lining up […]
Category: Health
Issues in the Black Community: Black women and breast cancer
By Ariana Cobb, NewsVision reporter According to the CDC, Black women have a 41% higher mortality rate than White women when it comes to breast cancer. NewsVision’s Ariana Cobb took […]
Baltimore Convention Center field hospital offers crucial COVID treatment for high risk groups
By Nadine Matthews Special to the AFRO Many people moved during the COVID shutdown because working remotely made it possible for them to do so. Some moved back to their […]
Cybersecurity concerns grow in hospitals across Maryland
By A.R. Cabral Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Maryland hospitals are seeing an uptick in ransomware and other cybersecurity threats, mirroring a national trend, and a federal agency is […]
West Baltimore ‘opportunity center,’ set to open summer 2022
By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO #AFRONewsAtNoon West Baltimore residents, especially those of the Franklin Square neighborhood, have something huge to look forward to. Due to the efforts of […]
Arizonan entrepreneur addresses mental health treatment gap in Ghana
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer Report for America Corps Member msayles@afro.com #AFRONews@Noon The World Health Organization estimates that in Ghana 650,000 people are suffering from a severe mental disorder […]
D.C. Rolls out vaccine for students ages 5 to 11
By Katia Pechenkina Special to the AFRO The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine on Oct. 30 makes the District’s 46,000 children eligible for the shot, […]
Covid collateral damage: The rise in cost of education
By Megan Kirk The Michigan Chronicle School is back in session and for some parents, back-to-school shopping has been yet another aspect of life affected by the pandemic. Shortages in […]
US gives final clearance to COVID-19 shots for kids 5 to 11
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE U.S. health officials on Tuesday gave the final signoff to Pfizer’s kid-size COVID-19 shot, a milestone that opens a major expansion of the nation’s […]
New virtual reality course lowers stress at recovery centers
By RACHEL LOGAN Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Md. — At two Maryland substance use disorder treatment facilities, patients can use music, yoga and even a virtual reality lesson plan to […]
CVS Health announces availability of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Pediatric Vaccine to children ages five to 11 in Washington, DC
Submitted by Amy Thibault | CVS Senior Manager, Corporate Communications CVS Health just announced that 1,700 CVS Pharmacy locations nationwide – including two (2) select locations in Washington, DC – are now […]
The SAFE Sistas Doula Collective Ministers to Women in Baltimore
By Mylika Scatliffe Special to the AFRO #AFRONewsAtNoon The recently passed Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 addresses maternal mortality in the Black community by ensuring women have access […]