Tag: health

State Senator Adam Gomez (D-Springfield) joined the Healey-Driscoll Administration today in announcing grants worth nearly $275k being awarded in the Springfield area to combat the opioid epidemic, with Choice Recovery Coaching and the Black Behavioral Health Network set to receive $222,500 and $50,000 respectively to help the organizations deepen their impact, scale their work, and build a strong and sustainable infrastructure to meet the needs of populations in historically underserved communities.

BOSTON - The Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence applauds the Massachusetts Senate for taking quick action to pass S.2572, An act to sensibly address firearm...

(StatePoint) Children and teens can be moody, but when signs of mental health troubles last for weeks, don’t assume it’s just a passing mood. Youth...

By Alexa Spencer, Word In Black As a medical doctor of over 30 years who focuses on African-American health, Dr. Gregory Hall doesn’t mess around when...

Two devastating losses marked the beginning of this year. The death of an attorney, former Miss USA, activist, and entertainment news correspondent Cheslie Kryst and up-and-coming...

Have you ever heard of Bell’s Palsy? Most of you likely have not. It is when someone develops facial paralysis on one side. We...

By Nicole D. Batey, Special to the AFRO Black Twitter burst into flames recently, as Black women responded to multiple rumors swirling around The Honey Pot...

In May 1803, a group of enslaved Africans from present-day Nigeria, of Ebo or Igbo descent, leaped from a single-masted ship into Dunbar Creek...

NEW YORK, NY - The Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance has launched a new survey asking people with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) to share their...

Back pain is one of the most common ailments we will all face at one point in time. In fact, about 80% of us...

Study shows Nongroup Health Insurance was Unaffordable for Nearly Half of Adults Aged 50-64 in 2019. WASHINGTON – A new analysis from AARP’s Public Policy...

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia While almost every country has experienced disruption to its health services since the start of the...

Most people only see a Physical Therapist once they encounter an accident or after surgery. Let me tell you the 5 reasons why you should...