By Mylika Scatliffe, AFRO Women’s Health Writer Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn. has launched a physician assistant program in its School of Graduate Studies and Research, the nation’s largest private independent historically Black academic health sciences center. The first class of 25 aspiring physician assistants began their course of study in June 2022. The […]
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Migrants dropped near VP Harris home on frigid Christmas Eve
By The Associated Press Three buses of recent migrant families arrived from Texas near the home of Vice President Kamala Harris in record-setting cold on Christmas Eve. Texas authorities have not confirmed their involvement, but the bus drop-offs are in line with previous actions by border-state governors calling attention to the Biden administration’s immigration policies. […]
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Homeless Memorial Blanket Project highlights housing insecurity
By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO The Homeless Memorial Blanket Project, in conjunction with the Lutheran Church of the Reformation, recently laid approximately 1,200 handmade blankets and quilts on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol, underscoring the nation’s deepening homeless crisis. The work of hundreds of volunteers across the nation –bed coverings quilted, […]
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Local nonprofit working to improve self-esteem in young women and girls
By Bianca Martin, Special to the AFRO Above It All Mental Health Program is doing tremendous things with youth in the Baltimore City area. Providing stout mental health support for young girls and women from the ages of 4 – 24, the organization helps participants face past, present, and future obstacles as they navigate their […]
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AFRO Time capsule: 2022 year in review
By AFRO Staff 2022 was full of Black excellence, amazing feats and yes, some tragic moments. This year, Black women dominated the headlines as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman to be named to the U.S. Supreme Court, and Harvard named Claudine Gay as the first Black president in the institution’s 400 […]
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This device used to diagnose COVID-19 doesn’t always work on Black folks
By Alexa Spencer, Word In Black As the Black community grapples with the ongoing impact of COVID-19, research shows that the faultiness of pulse oximeters on dark-skinned people contributed to poor outcomes during the pandemic. When clipped onto a patient’s finger, pulse oximeters send a beam of light through the skin to calculate oxygen levels. […]
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Senior Guide: Ask Rusty: Some simple guidance about Medicare
By Russell Gloor, AMAC and AMAC Foundation Dear Rusty: I’m nearing 68 years old, have never signed up for Medicare but thinking that I should look into it. I’m currently covered by my wife’s health insurance through her employer. I would greatly appreciate some simple guidance regarding Medicare. I’ve tried watching some videos about the […]
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Senior Guide: How to enjoy the holiday season with family, despite dementia
By Black Health Matters Family caregivers and people with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease are at risk for increased stress during the holidays—but holiday visits can be a joyous time with adjusted expectations and careful planning. Mary Catherine Lundquist, program director of Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care’s Care2Caregivers, a peer counseling helpline for caregivers of people […]
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Frigid Christmas storm claims at least 29 lives across US
By Carolyn Thompson and Jake Bleiberg, The Associated Press Millions of people hunkered down against a deep freeze on Christmas Day to ride out the winter storm that has killed at least 29 people across the United States and is expected to claim more lives after trapping some residents inside houses with heaping snow drifts […]
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Ask Rusty: Will my wife’s benefit change my claiming decision?
By Russell Gloor, AMAC and AMAC Foundation Dear Rusty: I’ll be 69 in April 2023, and my wife will be 59 later this month. I’m still working and am trying to determine whether I should take Social Security at 69 or 70. My main question revolves around my wife’s future Social Security benefits and how […]
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Children’s medicine shortage hits as flu season starts fast
By Tom Murphy. The Associated Press Caring for sick children has become extra stressful recently for many U.S. parents due to shortages of Children’s Tylenol and other medicines. Doctors and other experts say the problem could persist through the winter cold-and-flu season but should not last as long as other recent shortages of baby formula […]
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Acupuncture: don’t be afraid of the needles that heal
By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO According to the Healthcare System Performance Ranking, America ranks last in access to care, healthcare outcomes, and administrative efficiency. Simultaneously, the great United States is the most expensive healthcare system in the industrial world. Despite being one of the wealthiest nations worldwide, America’s citizens and healthcare systems are […]
