Health
June 03 – Jun 17, 2020
- From RSV To COVID-19, Racism Significantly Contributes to Health Disparities - A Mother's Call for Action
Not only does your health insurance determine the amount of care you will obtain, your race and age determine if your symptoms are even acknowledged. The study confirmed my life experience, not only with my daughter’s case but with my own health treatment and that of my parents and sons.
March 12 – March 25, 2020
- Coronavirus, What's Next?
According to the World Health Organization "a pneumonia of unknown cause detected in Wuhan, China was first reported to the WHO Country Office in China on December 31, 2019." That pneumonia is now called Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19).
January 30 – February 12, 2020
- Health Insurance Remains a Privilege Including in Maryland
At the Families USA Health Action Conference, Elizabeth Stone talked about being lucky though she is challenged with Hodgkins Lymphoma. One of the things that make the 32–year–old feel blessed is that she got sick in 2012, after the passage of ObamaCare. Ola Ojewumi, pictured with POH publisher Wayne Young, also shares her empowering story.
December 5 – December 18, 2019
- African-American Syphilis Rates Four Times Higher Than Whites According to New CDC Study
The disparity in STD infection rates for African-Americans compared to other populations remains.
January 03 – January 16, 2019
- STD Rates Rise, While Heath Departments Face Budget Cuts
Lastly, chlamydia remained the most common condition reported to CDC. More than 1.7 million cases were diagnosed in 2017, with 45% of cases among 15– to 24–year–old females.
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