Being a Black woman in today’s society can be incredibly hard. From the daily pressures of maintaining society’s “superwoman” view, to the need to always seem strong – the mental health of Black women across the country is wavering. The organization Black Women’s Health Imperative reported that “the percentage of […]
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Black Women’s Health Imperative Launches “The Men’s Room” Program to Improve Health and Wellness of Black Men, Reduce Diabetes Incidence
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the Black Women’s Health Imperative announced the launch of “The Men’s Room,” a lifestyle-change program aimed at improving the health and wellness of Black men and reducing their risk of developing diabetes and other chronic diseases. “As Black women, we often feel helpless […]
What to know about hair transplants for Black men
Balding is a common issue, and hair transplants can restore a person’s hairline and boost confidence. People with wavy, curly, and kinky hair can experience certain complications, such as ingrown hair and keloid scars, so it is important to find a clinician specializing in textured hair. Although hair transplantation is […]
School Segregation Harms Black Children’s Health, Well-Being
Black youth who attend racially segregated schools are more likely to have behavior problems and to drink alcohol than Black youth in less segregated schools, according to a UC San Francisco study published in Pediatrics. Black girls were more likely than Black boys to drink alcohol in response to increased […]
Uterine fibroids often plague Black women. They want less invasive treatments : Shots
From left, Nichole ‘Nykke’ Straws, Abibat Durosimi and Marsha (last name withheld) hold fruit that is the size of their fibroids. The portraits were made for Hidden Fruit, an educational campaign launched by The White Dress Project and GladRags to highlight the experience of Black women dealing with fibroids. Kori […]
Death rates from tears in this major heart artery are rising, especially among women, Black adults
(American Heart Association) The death rate for people who have a tear in a major artery coming out of the heart – aortic dissection – has been rising over the past decade, especially among women and Black adults, new research shows. And while death rates for women increased faster, older […]
Foreign-born Black adults in the US have lower cardiovascular risk
Share on PinterestA recent study assessed the cardiovascular health of U.S.-born and foreign-born Black adults. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Researchers have recently compared the incidence of cardiovascular-related deaths among Black people who live in the United States and were born either inside or outside of the country. Those […]
Shedding light on mental health in Black and brown communities
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — There is immense shock and sorrow over the tragic death of former Miss America, Cheslie Kryst. The 30-year-old Extra correspondent jumped from a high rise apartment building in Mid-town Manhattan, Sunday morning. Kryst was also an attorney who did pro bono work to reduce sentences for […]
Study: Opioid Deaths Have Surged Among Older Black Men | Healthiest Communities Health News
Opioid overdose deaths among older adults in the U.S. have grown fastest among Black men, a new study shows, offering more evidence that a deadly drug crisis once seen as mostly affecting whites has been disproportionately harming people of color. The research, published Tuesday in JAMA Network Open, found the […]
Can barbershops become safe spaces for Black men to talk about mental health? | KETK.com
by: Bill Smith, Donna Terrell Posted: Jan 11, 2022 / 08:52 AM CST / Updated: Jan 11, 2022 / 08:52 AM CST LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Trim day at the barbershop can bring a sharp line or fade, but now that time in a chair comes with much more than […]
How medicine erased Black women from a ‘white man’s disease’
What Christi Taylor-Gentry remembers most about third grade are the times when the teaching stopped and she and her twin sister were sent out of the room. They were new at Lanier Elementary. Their parents were newly divorced, their mom living in a subdivision on the northwestern edge of Tulsa, […]
Knoxville Black Men Run movement is about ‘much more than the running’
There’s an invisible health crisis facing American Black men. But in Knoxville, they are doing something about it. They’re running for our lives literally, they say. Phillip Tucker, a licensed mental health professional and Austin-East Magnet High School alum, started the first Knoxville chapter of Black Men Run, a national running group […]