Health - Page 2
The Wellness in Black Life (WIBL) project will hold an upcoming panel on Aug. 20 centered on the voices of Black men and boys in defining what true health and well-being looks like—on their terms.
Despite mounting evidence that Black women in the U.S. face disproportionately high rates of maternal mortality, efforts to close the gap remain inconsistent. How do we change this?
Studies show that Black men who have experienced incarceration have higher rates of PTSD, depression and psychological distress.
Black women are disproportionately affected by heart disease, but how can we change this alarming disparity? It starts with knowledge.
Experts, including practitioners and organizers from Healing Justice and Disability Justice, have raised concerns about algorithmic bias.
The ruling specifically targets executive orders Trump issued tying federal funding to an organization’s DEI efforts.
Proposed cuts to Medicaid will cause many individuals, families and communities to suffer for that very reason--poverty.
For Black men, when it comes to health, early detection through annual checkups and preventative screenings often means the difference between life and death.
A new trend is sweeping across TikTok, and it’s not another dance challenge—it’s sleepmaxxing. The new fad involves using a number of hacks to get better rest at night, but does it really work?
For too long, mental health has been a taboo subject in the Black community, shrouded in silence, stigma, and misconceptions—It's time for a change!
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) typically impacts people during the winter months. However, studies show that seasonal depression isn’t limited to just one time of the year. While it’s less common, summertime seasonal depression is very real and thankfully, there are effective ways to ward off summertime SAD and look forward to brighter days ahead.
When Ms. Tina Knowles—The Queen of The Queen B —recently revealed she had been diagnosed with stage one breast cancer, it was a wake-up call for many of us. She said something that stuck: she thought stage one was the lowest stage…until she found out about stage zero. That small detail? It makes all the […]
