By Men’s Health Network Men live sicker and die younger than women, leaving wives, daughters, sons and sisters behind. Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) found that more than half the elderly women living in poverty were not in poverty before their husbands died. There are several Offices of Women’s Health in […]
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D.C. parents make sure kids get the vax
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 at pop-up vaccination cities throughout the city. On Friday in Kingman Park, parents started lining up on Gales Street N.E. shortly after 2 p.m. When […]
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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 to the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk, which aims to help educate African American women about this disease. Help us Continue […]
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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 hometowns to be closer to family. For 27-year old Baltimorean Christopher Trotman, he had to move because with his pre-existing condition, COVID made living with […]
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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 investigating a dozen breaches among healthcare providers in the state. There are seven breaches currently under investigation from this year alone but there are 12 current investigations […]
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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 the West Baltimore Renaissance Foundation (WBRF) and LifeBridge Health, a former gelato manufacturing factory sitting at the intersection of West Baltimore Street and North Calhoun […]
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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 and over 2 million people are being afflicted by a moderate to mild mental disorder. Because of stigmas and a scarcity of psychiatrists, the West […]
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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, as the city is rolling out the plan for the vaccine distribution. D.C. will initially receive approximately twenty-five thousand doses of the vaccine, according to […]
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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 apparel, supplies and other school necessities are making the return to in-person learning more difficult. Parents are having to use additional resources to source goods […]
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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 vaccination campaign to children as young as 5. The Food and Drug Administration already authorized the shots for children ages 5 to 11 — doses […]
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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 practice mindfulness and decrease stress. When a patient dons a proprietary wireless and light headset and noise-canceling headphones, they are immersed in a new world. […]
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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 accepting appointments for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 pediatric vaccine to children ages five to 11 years of age, with shots starting on Sunday, 11/7, upon receipt […]