High cholesterol is one of the major controllable risk factors for coronary heart disease, heart attack and stroke, but typically shows no symptoms. Understanding the role cholesterol plays, potential risk factors and how to manage it are important aspects of protecting your heart health. Read more
Family caregivers of people with illnesses, injuries or disabilities sometimes spend more time thinking about those they care for than themselves. It’s important to remember that self-care is essential to providing good care to others and must include eating well. Read more
A family-owned dental practice serving Little Haiti is doing its part to stare down the pandemic and help keep the community safe. Read more
The head of Pfizer, one of the drugmakers racing to develop a coronavirus vaccine, told employees on Thursday he was disappointed that its work was politicized during the presidential debate and tried to reassure U.S. staff that the company won’t bend to pressure to move more quickly. Read more
Military suicides have increased by as much as 20% this year compared to the same period in 2019, and some incidents of violent behavior have spiked as service members struggle under COVID-19, war-zone deployments, national disasters and civil unrest. Read more
The unrelenting spread of the novel coronavirus throughout the United States of America in 2020 continues to pose an unprecedented public health crisis for all Americans, but in particular for Black Americans and other people of color who are disproportionally impacted by COVID-19. Read more
The top U.S. public health agency stirred confusion by posting – and then taking down – an apparent change in its position on how easily the coronavirus can spread from person to person through the air. Read more
77-year-old James Gardner is looking forward to the good things in life again – His wife’s cooking and spending time with his family. Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global health crisis, which has resulted in unprecedented deaths, impacted our society, and strained the healthcare systems. Although there are a number of drugs being studied and vaccine trials that are ongoing, there is no proven treatment yet. Read more
The death of actor Chadwick Boseman from colon cancer at age 43 has brought new attention to the disease and how it disproportionately impacts African Americans. Read more
Diabetes and heart disease are two preexisting medical conditions that researchers believe contribute to elevated risk of severe complications from COVID-19. In fact, patients with two or more preexisting conditions are 4.5 times more likely to require treatment at a hospital if they contrac… Read more
Dr. Janice Bacon was exactly the person Kay McField hoped to talk to when she found herself spending most of her days in bed, feeling too depressed to get up as the coronavirus pandemic threatened those around her. Read more
As the Summer of COVID draws to a close, many experts fear an even bleaker fall and suggest that American families should start planning for Thanksgiving by Zoom. Read more
Tens of thousands of people across Louisiana remain without power or water after Hurricane Laura sawed a devastating path through the state, killing at least 11 people. Officials warned that basic services could be knocked out for weeks or longer along parts of the Gulf Coast. Read more
While COVID-19 infection rates drop slowly but steadily in Miami-Dade, Mayor Carlos Giménez wants to remind people about the county's free hotel network to help keep that downward trend going in the right direction. Read more
Telehealth is a bit of American ingenuity that seems to have paid off in the coronavirus pandemic. Medicare temporarily waived restrictions predating the smartphone era and now there’s a push to make telemedicine widely available in the future. Read more
The novel coronavirus isn’t the only public health challenge facing Miami-Dade County. West Nile virus and dengue fever have also begun to spread throughout the area. In fact, the county is under a mosquito-borne illness alert. There are reportedly 44 confirmed West Nile virus (WNV) cases in… Read more
The economic upheaval that has left hundreds of thousands of Floridians without jobs is also upending health insurance for children in working families. There is a growing fear that families dealing with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic cannot qualify for low-cost children’s health cover… Read more
North Carolina’s flagship university canceled in-person classes for undergraduates just a week into the fall semester Monday as college campuses around the U.S. scramble to deal with coronavirus clusters linked in some cases to student housing, off-campus parties and packed bars. Read more
August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month (NMDAM) and Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency (LAORA) is encouraging people of all ethnic backgrounds to register to become organ and tissue donors as August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month (NMDAM). Nationally, the waiting list h… Read more
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools closed in 130 countries causing a significant disruption in education. In the United States alone, at least 54 million students and families have been affected by these closures. In order to help contain the virus, our schools have moved … Read more
As they struggle to salvage some semblance of a campus experience this fall, U.S. colleges are requiring promises from students to help contain the coronavirus — no keg parties, no long road trips and no outside guests on campus. Read more
NEW YORK — Racial disparities in the U.S. coronavirus epidemic extend to children, according to two sobering government reports released Friday. Read more
During a 30-minute interview with BlackPressUSA that was streamed live over Facebook, YouTube, and BlackPressUSA.com, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, spoke of the importance of convincing African Americans to participate in clinical t… Read more
ST PETERSBURG — Florida reported more than 9,000 coronavirus cases Tuesday and a new daily high of 191 deaths. Read more
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(BPT) - The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted people in countless ways. From quarantine and social distancing to remote working, furlough and job loss, many people are reassessing how they spend their time and make money. Turning proverbial lemons into lemonade, people of all ages and backgroun…
(BPT) - Unfortunately, 2020 has seen more than the usual number of natural disasters. With unprecedented floods, hurricanes and wildfires, nature has unleashed destruction from coast to coast. That means homeowners nationwide have been facing necessary cleanup, often requiring heavy-duty pow…
(BPT) - Every year, you count down the days until Halloween. You love selecting costumes for your whole family, indulging in all your favorite treats and celebrating with friends. But this year is different — while you long to celebrate the holiday to the fullest, you also want to make choic…
(NAPSI)—Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurological disease that attacks the nerve cells. It first gained national attention as Lou Gehrig’s disease, named after the famous baseball player who was diagnosed with ALS in 1939. To date, the cause of ALS is unknown, and there is …
