The growing racial divide in our country, a catalyst for the Black Lives Matter movement, has prompted mental health advocate Terrie M. Williams to remind us
The seventh annual Mary E. Smith Brain Tumor Awareness Fun Run/Walk was held in Country Club Hills Illinois. People came out to celebrate the lives
The dangers of synthetic marijuana have been in the news with more frequency. Most recently there was a mass overdose in New York that led
Dr. Mia is chief medical adviser of MiaCowanMD.com, the online destination where women learn how to “live well, age beautifully,” and the host of the YouTube
SUSAN G. KOMEN® and Atlanta leaders participated in a roundtable to address the high breast cancer death rates for African American women. They include representative “Able” Mable
What inspired you to become a dentist? My father. He is a dental lab technician. I used to watch him work all the time. Saw
In the 1950s and ’60s, nutritionists in the United States popularized the notion of eating lots of eggs to ensure one’s physical health. Caring parents
While serving the Atlanta community as a physician within the Grady Health System, Dr. Charles E. Moore noticed that several patients with cancer were not
Suicide is a sad growing trend among young Black men. Because of the stigma attached to mental health care, in the Black community undiagnosed depressive
When you go to a hospital you depend on having professional and caring workers. All of that came to an end with surgery technician Rocky
Paulette McKenzie Leaphart believes that the ugly truth of breast cancer is often overlooked. Although pink ribbons, campaigns and clothing can raise awareness, the scars
[jwplatform iUrWLvCz] Well-known entertainment executive, Shanti Das launched her Silence the Shame initiative. Silence the Shame plans to banish the stigmatization of mental health issues while encouraging people
Kelly Rowland inspires #fitgoals everywhere. It’s crunch time – summer is fast approaching. For most of us, that means sniffing out the next big fad
Proclaiming May 2016 as National Mental Health Awareness Month, President Barrack Obama said, “During National Mental Health Awareness Month, we recognize those Americans who live
This past March, VSP Global marked a major milestone in striving toward their goal to provide affordable, accessible, high-quality eye care to the world. Celebrating having
We landed on the moon. We invented jazz! The iPhone. Facebook. Now, America can yet again wave its flag with pride as we’ve reached another
The deadly Zika virus that has ravaged Brazil has led to a warning from a Canadian health expert that the 2016 Rio Olympics could lead
The recent announcement that HIV rates in Atlanta are similar to those in some African nations caused concern for many. The Centers for Disease Control
Recent revelations about the rate of HIV infection by the Centers for Disease Control have shocking implications across Georgia and in Atlanta specifically. According to
Many women make it a part of their regular hygiene to sprinkle talcum powder on themselves and undergarments, especially after a shower. It’s something that
