Dying at home, lack of healthcare contribute to COVID’s hidden death toll
The official US death count for COVID-19 has now surpassed 650,000, but the true death toll is likely much higher. Recent research indicates that...
Do doctors treat pain differently based on their patients’ race?
UCLA study shows physicians dispensed opioids for back pain more frequently to their white patients than to their patients of color
Physicians prescribed opioids more...
Five Facts about Thyroid Cancer
The thyroid, a key part of the endocrine system, is a small gland at the base of your neck that produces a hormone that...
OPINION: Why anti-abortion laws like Texas’s SB 8 are a danger to Black women
The Supreme Court allowing SB 8, also known as the heartbeat law, to take effect has now led to the nation’s most rigid restriction...
5 Simple, Natural Ways to Boost Immunity
Your body’s immune system protects against illness and infection, fighting off threats before you even know there’s a problem. Even though your immune system...
New study: Nursing home residents, health care workers lose more than 80% of their...
A new, multi-institutional study led by Case Western Reserve University—in partnership with Brown University—found that COVID-19 antibodies produced by the Pfizer vaccine decreased sharply...
Baby Dove commits $250K to support expectant Black mothers
Whether it’s your first time or third time having a baby, it can be a stressful process. What should be a happy occasion for...
Symptoms, like pain and fatigue, often cluster in newly diagnosed MS
A recent Michigan Medicine study found that people newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis experience a myriad of significant symptoms that often cluster together.
The study,...
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...
Clinical trial shows testing saliva for COVID-19 is as reliable as nasal swab
As the highly transmissible Delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 surges in the United States and around the world, rapid and accessible...
