Tag: health
Honoring Nurses During National Nurses Week
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We honor the work, the sacrifice and strength of these medical professionals.
Read MoreHelping You Live Your Best Life
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The Health, Sex and Beauty Secrets Workshop is April 22nd from 10am – 6pm
Read MoreAfrican Americans Account For 40% Of U.S. HIV-AIDS Cases
Black and African-American clients aren’t taking advantage of prevention options because of stigma and fear.
Read MoreThe Rudest Things You Can Do In A Group Fitness Class
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As we pull into the gyms to meet our New Year’s resolutions, some are new to the environment of going to fitness classes and some of us just haven’t been for a while. It’s best that we step into the gym with our best foot forward. According to HuffPost, group fitness classes can be great for your health and your social skills.
Read MoreDry January: No Alcohol For A Month
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It may do more that just help your liver. Can you do it?
Read MoreIBD: Irritable Bowel Disease
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The first week of December is Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week.
Read MoreMedical Monday: Summer Skin Care
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We talk about the dangers of not taking care of your skin this summer and what you need to do right now.
Read MoreCOVID-19 Update
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What you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines for children younger than five years old.
Read MoreStudy: Music Is As Effective As Exercise For Improving Mental Health
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Your favorite song might be aiding in your overall well-being.
Read MoreCharlamagne Tha God Among Celebrity Ambassadors For Colon Cancer Prevention
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Influential figures including multimedia mogul and TV personality Charlamagne tha God are advocating for Colon Cancer prevention in the Black community, a heinous disease that took the life of ‘Black Panther’ Chadwick Boseman.
Read MoreAnd The Beat Goes On: 3 Tips To Keep Your Heart Healthy
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Did you know February is also American Heart Health Month? Let’s take a moment to learn more about the organ that keeps you alive and how to keep it healthy.
Read MoreFood Addiction and Weight Loss
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Author of a new book chronicles her struggles and success with weight loss.
Read MoreAddressing Health Issues in Our Community
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A virtual health conference is taking place Nov. 15th-18th
Read MoreEmployers Launch Telemedicine Program For Black Workers
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The Black Community Innovation Coalition will engage with Black workers about their health in an effort to target their specific needs.
Read MoreSickle Cell Awareness Month
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How COVID is impacting Sickle Cell and the latest information regarding treatment.
Read MoreThe “Quarantine 15” and the Holiday Eating Season
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How can we be healthier and lose weight right now?
Read MoreBeautiful Woman Inside and Out Conference
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How can women cultivate and honor the self-definition of beauty?
Read MoreAnanda Lewis’ Holistic Approach To Fighting Breast Cancer
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Health is wealth! It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Get your mammograms.
Read MoreMedical Monday: Miscarriage, SIDS & Child Loss
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We look at this complicated and sensitive issue from miscarriage to SIDS, sudden infant death syndrome, and how couples handle it.
Read MorePresident Trump Returns to The White House After COVID-19 Treatment
Medical and political implications of President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis.
Read MoreFocusing on Men’s Health
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A cautionary tale has prompted us to have a conversation about men’s health.
Read MoreWashington Football Coach Has Skin Cancer
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The team confirmed he was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma located in a lymph node.
Read MoreHoward University Hospital CEO Anita Jenkins
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Howard University Hospital CEO discusses the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and re-imagining the hospital.
Read MoreSenior Citizen Isolation During The Pandemic
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Keeping seniors emotionally and physically safe during the pandemic.
Read MoreStaying Healthy During The Pandemic
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Addressing immunizations and other non-COVID-19 healthcare issues.
Read MorePregnancy Mortality
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For black women over 30, the risk of dying during pregnancy is four to five times high than white women.
Read MoreMedical Workers in Prince George’s Speak Up
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Maryland ICU workers urge caution as states begin to reopen.
Read MoreCaring for Your Skin During the Pandemic Shutdown
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What do you have to do to keep you skin healthy?
Read MoreChildren and the Coronavirus
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We take a look at how this disease is impacting out children.
Read MoreDiabetes, COVID-19 and Safer, Healthier Living During the Pandemic
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How are diabetics impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic?
Read MoreCOVID-19 First Responders & Medical Staff
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Nurses and medical staff take us inside the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in DC
Read MoreImpressive Benefits Of Drinking Water
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The impressive benefits of water and it’s role in keeping one healthy.
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