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Louisiana gets $3M grant to improve nursing profession
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has announced that the Louisiana Action Coalition is one of only 20 states to be part of a new
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Sexual assault remains silent epidemic
By Zach Burgess Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from The Philadelphia Tribune) — It is not talked about much within the African-American community—the sexual
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(Special to the NNPA from the Atlanta Daily World) – A new study conducted by the Guttmacher Institute shows that African-American teen abortion rates are more than twice as high ... NOAH deal drowns
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Speaking before the New Orleans City Council on Thursday, State Representative Neil Abramson announced to great fanfare and applause that Children's Hospital had agreed to ... Therapy as good as surgery for knee repair
You might not want to rush into knee surgery. Physical therapy can be just as good for a common injury and at far less cost and risk, the most rigorous ... Blacks with thyroid cancer fare worse than whites
By Felicia Vance Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from Tri-County Sentry) – Blacks have fewer incidences of thyroid cancer but have a more advanced form of the disease once they ... The case for mandatory full-time nursing home doctors
By Rita Watson Contributing Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Special from Psychology Today/New America Media) — Nursing home headaches often begin the day someone is admitted. Too often the choice for a home is ... Blacks are overrepresented in residential mental health facilities
By Adam Stulhman and Ann-Marie Mesquita New america Media HARTFORD (New American Media) — African Americans are over-represented among in-patient or residential psychiatric care facilities, according to a recent report by the ... Black cardiologists launch national campaign
By Sam Tabachnik Contributing Writer February is Heart Health Month in the United States and a national campaign is spreading across the nation—but one that is not too familiar to most Americans. ... Parkinson’s disease affects Blacks, men
By Jessica R. Key Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from The Indianapolis Recorder) — Life was going just fine for Don Ransom until one day he realized the right side of ...
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