Black Health Matters (BHM)– a leading nonprofit health advocacy organization that provides health and wellness information that is rooted in medical expertise to the Black community – is partnering with the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) to spread ...
Posted Friday, March 15th 2024 at 2:51PM
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American Lung Association’s ‘State of the Air’ report finds air quality worsened by climate change, remains environmental justice issue.
by The American Lung Association
A new report from the American Lung Association finds more than 4 in 10 p ...
Posted Wednesday, April 21st 2021 at 3:24PM
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The NBA officially announced Thursday that it will be holding the All-Star Game on March 7 in Atlanta and will partner with the NBPA to give more than $2.5 million to HBCUs as well as to support awareness around equity and access to COVID-19 care, re ...
Posted Thursday, February 18th 2021 at 3:13PM
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Coppin State University (CSU) is partnering with the National Association on Mental Illness (NAMI) of metropolitan Baltimore, to observe mental health awareness week October 4-10 and introducing a mental health app as an alternative for seeking help. ...
Posted Monday, October 5th 2020 at 1:26PM
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Meet Saxton Dunlap. Saxton Dunlap was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma in May, 2020. He needs to find a matching donor so he can have a stem cell or bone marrow transplant.
The best chance of finding a match is with someone who shares the same gene ...
Posted Wednesday, August 26th 2020 at 7:46PM
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Vanderbilt Health is now hiring for Registered Nurses (RNs) to work in the Oncology Bone Marrow Transplant specialty area. The Registered Nurse Oncology Bone Marrow Transplant is a full-time position (36/hours/week) and also includes a $10,000 sign-on bonus PLUS relocation assistance! If you are int ...
Posted Tuesday, July 21st 2020 at 6:49PM
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Local business incubator to host the city’s first free and comprehensive online directory of black-owned businesses in Central Ohio.
Blackspace Columbus is calling on all black-owned businesses to step up and be seen. In today’s climate, consumer ...
Posted Wednesday, July 15th 2020 at 10:46PM
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Skin color, vitamin D, inflammation and chronic disease
by William F. Supple, Jr., Ph. D. and Laura Supple
Racial health disparities in the United States are well documented, but the common explanations may overlook an important element that coul ...
Posted Friday, June 19th 2020 at 2:32PM
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Oakwood University will open its doors to our new and returning students on August 1, 2020. We have just completed our Spring 2020 semester, notwithstanding the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We wish to thank our administrators, faculty ...
Posted Thursday, May 7th 2020 at 7:12PM
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Highlights
1. What we are doing for employees
Our top concern is ensuring the health and safety of our employees. We made over 150 process updates—from enhanced cleaning and social distancing measures to new efforts like disinfectant sprayi ...
Posted Thursday, April 23rd 2020 at 12:12PM
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Donate online https://www.visitmusiccity.com/nashvillestrong/donate
Thank you for thinking of Nashville and the Middle Tennessee area. Your generosity is so appreciated. And your donation to Music City Inc. will quickly go to impacted people with ...
Posted Tuesday, April 14th 2020 at 5:28PM
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By Meggan Gray | April 14, 2020 at 9:58 AM CDT - Updated April 14 at 12:17 PM
WALTHALL COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - James Edward Bates is known across South Mississippi for his volunteer efforts, often helping to feed people in disaster-stricken areas ...
Posted Tuesday, April 14th 2020 at 5:14PM
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Federal Contract Awarded to Battelle to Operate CCDSTM Nationwide Results in Elimination of “Per Mask Charge” to Healthcare Providers
COLUMBUS, Ohio (April 10, 2020)—Battelle announced that its decontamination services for N95 respirator masks wil ...
Posted Monday, April 13th 2020 at 2:21PM
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Before leaving Oakwood's campus three weeks ago, students in Associate Professor Steven Lai Hing's research class in the Department of Chemistry suspended their semester projects and threw themselves into executing a WHO (World Health Organizatio ...
Posted Thursday, April 9th 2020 at 11:47AM
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