The Importance of Daily Sunscreen Use
Wearing sunscreen every day, even if you are outside only for short periods, is an important step in keeping your skin looking healthy and...
Uterine cancer increasing among Black women, and is more deadly than in white women
Cancer of the uterus — also called endometrial cancer — is increasing rapidly and may become the third most common cancer among women, and...
Report: 100 million people in America are saddled with health care debt
Elizabeth Woodruff drained her retirement account and took on three jobs after she and her husband were sued for nearly $10,000 by the New...
Global Study Finds Healthy Eating Got Pricier in the Pandemic
By now, most Americans have felt the effects of global crises on their grocery bills. Recent research published in the journal Nature Food has...
Black Youth in Racist Communities Fare Worse in Mental Health Treatment
A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports that Black youth living in communities with high...
Gen Z Wants Health Providers to Ask About Food, Housing, Safety & More
Their parents and grandparents probably never got asked by a doctor or nurse whether they had enough to eat, a safe and stable place...
Guidance for Talking To Children Following the Elementary School Shooting in Texas
The news out of Uvalde, Texas, where an 18-year-old man gunned down 19 innocent children and two adults and left several critically injured at...
Nurse creates mindfulness program geared toward Black women
A nurse in Illinois seeks to help Black women focus on the moment and, along the way, help them improve their health.
Kim Peavler, a...
5 Healthy Habits to Help Reduce Stress
Between work, family obligations and a constantly changing world, people in the United States are stressed. In fact, U.S. workers are among the most...
COVID-19’s devastating toll: An rise in adolescent mental health crises and suicidality
The past decade has seen a worrisome increase in mental health crises among adolescents. A new study led by Patricia Ibeziako, MD, associate chief of...
