HEALTH

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — NY CARIB NEWS — The complaint, filed on May 22, centers on the deaths of Ross Otto Hambrick and Victor Marcellus King, who were allegedly administered an experimental respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine developed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) during the mid-1960s.

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — THE AFRO — “The risks facing women in rural communities is due to hardship in receiving routine screenings and also access for treatment if conditions/diseases arise. Also, in rural areas there are few specialists,” Dr. Sonya Buchanan, a preventative medicine physician and Meharry Medical College graduate, told the AFRO.

The U.S. government is actively monitoring and responding to a hantavirus outbreak linked to the M/V Hondius cruise ship. At this time, the risk to the...

Chronic condition a leading cause of pediatric hospital admissions Asthma is a common condition that affects how children breathe, causing swelling and narrowing of the...

Published: 4/28/2026 Nationally recognized program driven by compassion, education, second chances When Parkland Health was recently named one of the top-performing kidney transplant centers in the nation,...

DALLAS (April 21, 2026) – Children’s Cancer Fund’s 36th Annual “Unbridled Courage” Gala, presented by Dillard’s, brought together more than 1,000 guests at the Hilton...

A statement from the NMA following the Shreveport, Louisiana incident and recent nationwide tragedies The tragic killing of eight children in Shreveport, Louisiana, by...

Asthma is a condition that causes swelling and narrowing of the airways. The airways are the passages that lead from the nose and mouth...

April is recognized as Stress Awareness Month, a time dedicated to increasing public understanding of stress, its causes, and its impact on overall health....

WILMER, TX – Parkland Health announced last week it will be bringing a new public health clinic to the Inland Port and it will...

Parkland will host weekly 'Tax Prep Tuesdays’ events Tax season is underway, and Parkland Health is once again partnering with Foundation Communities to offer free...

Vaccines are good for America! Washington, D.C. – The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a coalition of 150,000 African American and Latino faith communities comprising 27.7...

(StatePoint) The holiday season is a joyous time to reconnect with family and friends, but it can also throw your wellness routines out of...

THE AFRO — Animal protein and fast foods as a norm in your diet means that animal fat, preservatives, salt, chemicals and who knows...

(StatePoint) November is Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month, and the American Lung Association, with support from Merck, is raising awareness about one form of the...

National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week Cancer often grows undetected, with no symptoms until it is advanced. But what if you could get ahead...