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Physician care is necessary for routine checkups and medical management. But, with all of the confusion going on about healthcare today, finding a good doctor can be challenging. When looking for the right provider, there are some questions that you might want to consider asking to help with making the best decisions. We’ve outlined some…
5 Ways to Help Your Kid Kick Excess Weight to the Curb Did you know that one out of every three children in America is overweight or obese? What’s more, it’s a problem that impacts children of all ages. In fact, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey reports that: 9.4% of children ages 2…
Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) announced Friday starting February 8, ADPH will extend eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations to include people 65 or older, and additional groups of frontline workers. The Vaccine Allocation Plan is available at www.alabamapublichealth.gov/covid19vaccine/assets/adph-covid19-vaccination-allocation-plan.pdf Frontline critical workers listed in the plan are as follows: First responders Corrections…
High Blood Pressure Is a Disease With a Bias Did you know that 45% of Americans take medication for high blood pressure? That’s nearly half our population! Even more alarming is the fact that the Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports that high blood pressure (or hypertension) is a disease with a definite gender, race…
Lupus Kills More Minorities According to the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA), “One out of every 250 African American women will develop lupus.” What’s worse is the death rate for people with lupus is nearly three times higher for African Americans. In fact, a study conducted by Dr. Jose Gomez-Puerta, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital…
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — Some African Americans may be hesitant about receiving a COIVD-19 vaccine, despite being disproportionately impacted by the virus. “I probably would take it, but right now I wouldn’t,” Tiffany Montgomery, a Jacksonville resident said. “I would be real hesitant to get in line right now.” Montgomery is like many other African Americans who…
As the aging population continues to grow, so will the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and worse yet, Blacks will be hit hardest. According to the Alzheimer’s Association’s 2018 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures, an estimated 5.2 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease and 1.1 million of them are Black-American. Alzheimer’s disease is currently ranked as the sixth…
