(Photo/nih.gov) By Jean Bonhomme and Salvatore J. Giorgianni Jr. The Men’s Health Network and the National Black Men’s Health Network urge the FDA, and the Biden Administration, to provide current […]
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The great divide over COVID vaccine
Frances “Toni” Murphy Draper, AFRO CEO and Publisher By Frances “Toni” Draper AFRO Publisher and CEO Unless you’ve been in a deep Rip Van Winkle sleep over the past few […]
AFRO team weighs in: Did you take the shot?
Eighteen months later and we are still in the thick of a global pandemic that has claimed the lives of over 664,000 Americans. However, the most controversy centers around the […]
Problems with COVID-19 and the Delta Variant
(Shutterstock) By Tonya Dowhite The Delta Variant is a new strain of the coronavirus that originated in China in 2019. It is more contagious and deadly than previous strains of […]
Communities of Color and Other Buyers, Beware of Bold Promises from Health Insurers
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought issues of healthcare equity to the forefront of discussions of racial justice. Even when controlling for factors like age […]
Harvard Green Light could be next breakthrough tool to fight Migraines
By Pinkston News Service WASHINGTON, DC – (Pinkston News Service) – For the millions of people who suffer from migraine or other types of serious headaches, a new drug-free, non-invasive […]
Sen. Schumer, AG James: Rochester’s Black moms deserve top treatment – it’s time to deliver
The Momnibus Act creates new funding programs to support community-based organizations like the Healthy Baby Network that are working to improve maternal health outcomes and promote equity. By Stacy M. […]
University of Maryland Eastern Shore announces partnership with Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
UMES veterinarian Dr. Kimberly Braxton and goat, PRINCESS ANNE, MD – September 8, 2021 – University of Maryland Eastern Shore veterinarian Dr. Kimberly Braxton is pleased to announce a partnership […]
Hogan announces boosters for people 65+ in nursing homes
Governor’s Reception Room in the Annapolis State House, Maryland, on Sept. 8, 2021. Gov. Larry Hogan announces that Maryland seniors are now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine booster shots at […]
Frontline pandemic workers exhausted, saddened, frustrated and in fear as so many Americans remain unvaccinated
Like other healthcare facilities in the region, the Emergency Department at Howard University Hospital has seen dozens of Covid-19 patients and deaths By India Bookhart, Howard University News Service WASHINGTON […]
New coronavirus variant a ‘concern’ for health officials
Just under 52 percent of the U.S. population has full vaccination, while 61 percent received at least one dose. By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Delta be […]
NEW IDEAS Study seeks to understand memory loss in African American and Latino communities
The Alzheimer’s Association will host a September 22 listening session at 12 p.m. ET for the New IDEAS (Imaging Dementia—Evidence for Amyloid Scanning) study. Volunteers are being sought to promote […]