Nov 24, 2021 | Health & Wellness
By Esmy Jimenez Immigrants know a single document can change the course of their life. The right visa or passport means new opportunities and, in some cases, the difference between safety and danger. For some people in immigration proceedings, a psychosocial...
Nov 3, 2021 | Health & Wellness
By Jeroslyn Johnson Health studies show that nearly a quarter of Black women between 18 and 30 have fibroids compared to about 6% of white women. With Women’s Equality Day approaching on Aug. 26, Dr. Eric Hardee, co-founder of Houston Fibroids, is working to raise...
Jul 7, 2021 | Health & Wellness
Over the years, scientific research has suggested that people of color face healthcare disparities and decreased access to quality care compared with white people. Diagnosis of and treatment for migraine is no exception. Wade M. Cooper, DO, director of the Headache...
Jun 7, 2021 | Health & Wellness
By Nada Hassanein WASHINGTON – With an eye toward 70% of U.S. adults receiving at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose by July 4, President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a monthlong effort to encourage more Americans to roll up their sleeves for a shot. “The more...
May 12, 2021 | Health & Wellness
By Angela Marie Johnson, Ph.D., MA & Haniyeh Zamani The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed lives in ways that will forever shape human history. Few previous pandemics have unleashed the level of devastation in disease and death as the coronavirus pandemic...
Dec 14, 2020 | Health & Wellness
By Nadine White Concerns from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities about the Covid-19 vaccine have not been addressed by the government, campaigners have said, as structural inequalities and historical medical racism has led to “hesitancy” about the jab. The...