How Black Barbershops Save the Lives of African American Men
Black barbers and pharmacists teamed up to provide black men with “interventional therapy,” resulting in a significant decline in their blood pressure....
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One Benefit of Being Black: We’re More Resilient to Stress
Is the adversity that comes with being a minority making blacks mentally healthier and more resilient to stress? Research says maybe....
Nurse Alice: An Innovative Treatment for Blindness
A potentially groundbreaking treatment for a rare form of blindness moved one step closer to U.S. approval last week, as federal health......
Nurse Alice: What We Can Learn From Wendy Williams’ Live TV Health Scare
Although I am not a part of Wendy Williams' healthcare team and don’t know her medical history, as a veteran advanced practice nurse......
Must-Try New App Helps You Make Healthy Delivery and Restaurant Food Choices
Order Healthy was created to ensure that we are aware of the nutritional value of the foods we consume at our favorite go-to spots....
North Carolina Central Awarded $16.3 Million to Research African American Health Disparities
The core of the research center will focus on African American men, stress, kidney and cardiometabolic disease; breast cancer disparities and metabolic stress; diet-induced obesity...
Nurse Alice: Could Liver Disease Be a Side Effect of Your Acid Reflux Medication?
Studies show that these over-the-counter remedies can change intestinal bacteria which can promote the progression of liver disease....
The Issue With Moms Popping Placenta Pills to Treat Postpartum Depression
The birth of a baby can bring on a multitude of emotions from joy and excitement to anxiety and fear. One that you might not...
‘Can You Hear Me Now?’ What You Need to Know About Hearing Loss
We’ve all seen the phone commercials featuring the tagline, “Can you hear me now?'” Most of us have probably laughed about it, but the...
This App Makes Cooking and Nutrition Fun and Easy
See how two brothers teamed up to create The Black Streak Kitchen mobile app, which uses comics and animation to make cooking and nutrition fun...