After the three-day program, students receive a “salad kit” (which serves four), that allows them to show their families what they learned by creating a salad together at home. (Courtesy […]
Category: Health
Prepping summer skin after lockdown: Tips from a local aesthetician
Whitney James is an aesthetician at a luxury spa in the Hotel at the University of Maryland and shared tips for caring for the skin underneath your mask. (Courtesy photo) […]
Howard County’s Shot in the arm
By Jannette J. Witmyer, Special to the Afro As Maryland’s COVID-19 positivity and hospitalization rates continue to decline, restrictions for those who’ve been fully-vaccinated have been lifted, and people are […]
Chronic homelessness in Washington D.C. increases twenty percent
Over 600,000 Americans in the U.S. are homeless. The American Rescue Plan Act, which became law in March, provides for over $46 billion in emergency rental assistance. (Photo: iStockphoto / […]
Medical debt: The other part of the pandemic’s fallout
The personal finance website LendingTree.com revealed that 60 percent of Americans who participated in a March study faced medical debt. Approximately 53 percent reported the debt was more significant than […]
Bishop T.D. Jakes details what the church needs to know about COVID-19 vaccines
Bishop T.D. Jakes leads The Potter’s House church in Dallas and the T.D. Jakes Foundation, and headlined a panel centered around ending the pandemic. (Photo: CBN.com) By John W. Davis […]
Red Cross, American Cancer Society partner to help patients as treatments
Blood donations needed as cancer patients resume care after challenging year American Red Cross and American Cancer Society partner to help patients and encourage donors to Give Blood to Give […]
Some parents take a raincheck on COVID vaccine for their children
At least 70% of the United States population needs to be vaccinated in order to attain herd immunity. The Pfizer vaccine was the first to be deemed safe for young […]
Maryland Department of Health Vital Statistics Administration issues revision of COVID-19 death data
Baltimore: The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) Vital Statistics Administration (VSA) has revised the state’s COVID-19 data to include deaths that were not properly classified by medical certifiers over the […]
Increase in WIC’s fruit & vegetables benefits
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May 27 at M&T Bank Stadium: COVID-19 vaccination event & food distribution for Baltimore hospitality workers
May 27 at M&T Bank Stadium: Total Health Care and UNITE HERE Local 7 Partner to Offer COVID-19 Vaccines, Food Relief for Baltimore Hospitality Workers Media invited to hear remarks […]
A healthier normal
By Brian Wheeler, Vice President, Provider Collaboration and Network Transformation, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield The pandemic has revealed hard truths about America’s healthcare system, fueling broad divides on public health issues […]