Maintaining Progress After Weight Loss
Congratulations! You've lost weight. You've worked really hard and you probably achieved what you did by making some serious behavioral changes. Maintaining that progress...
Losing Nature Impacts Black, Hispanic, and Low-Income Americans Most
When nature vanishes, people of color and low-income Americans disproportionally lose critical environmental and health benefits—including air quality, crop productivity and natural disease control—a...
5 Ways to Stay Balanced During the Busy Holiday Season
As bright and joyful as the holidays can be, the hustle and bustle of the season can also leave people feeling overwhelmed. Remembering to...
Healthy eating for stroke prevention: How a Mediterranean diet may help
In addition to exercise, eating healthy is key not only to preventing stroke in the first place but also stroke recovery and reducing your...
COVID AND RACE: Health data in Allegheny County show racial disparities
The coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately impacted communities of color with its infections and death rates. Those disparities along racial barriers are apparent across the...
SAVE THE DATE: No Cost 3D Mammogram Screening at Heinz Field May 17th &...
The Alpha Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., in partnership with the Pittsburgh Steelers, will offer no-cost 3D mammograms to eligible...
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...
Most Common Acupuncture Truths and Myths Explained
Acupuncture is an ancient technique of Chinese medicine that consists of introducing very thin needles to certain points of the body to act on...
Race Plays a Role in Children’s Food Allergies
Study by researchers at 4 major academic institutes including Rush finds Black children have higher rates of fish and shellfish allergies.
Black children have significantly...
Shift Work Schedules Linked to Stroke, High Blood Pressure and Diabetes
A disruption to organ rhythms caused by shift work is a key factor in injury-induced disease development, according to a new research article published...
