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Black Women’s Mental Health-All Is Still Not Well

April 27, 2022 admin 0

By Coach Angela Kerri, M.A., M.S. We all remember the devastating news when we learned that former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst died of suicide at the young age of 30. We can recall the pictures that flooded social media. She […]

The 700kHz, 260-element histotripsy ultrasound array transducer used in Prof. Xu’s lab. (Marcin Szczepanski, Michigan Engineering/Zenger)

Revolutionary: New Pioneering Technique Uses Sound Waves To Blast Cancer Cells That Dont Come Back

April 23, 2022 257873455330365 Comments Off

Clinical trials using the technique in humans are already underway in the US and Europe.
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Join Us For A Free Virtual Town Hall Mental Wealth: COVID’s impact on Mental Health in the Black Community

April 19, 2022 admin 0

This FREE virtual event will provide a much-needed platform to discuss the challenges Black families are facing at the intersection of COVID-19 and mental wellness. Thursday, April 28, 2022 6 p.m. CST / 7 p.m. EST Register now

A technician checks on a 3D printer as it constructs a model human figure in the exhibition '3D: printing the future' in the Science Museum on October 8, 2013 in London, England. The exhibition, which opens to the public tomorrow, features over 600 3D printed objects ranging from: replacement organs, artworks, aircraft parts and a handgun. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

American Research Team Puts New Spin On Old Technique To Produce 3D-Printed Organs

April 18, 2022 257873455330365 Comments Off

The idea, however, has been beset with technical problems that have, to date, limited the type of organs that can be printed.
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Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna in Austria have released a study showing humans are ingesting large amounts of nanoplastics in water that could be harmful to their health. (Medical University of Vienna/Zenger)

Junk Food And Tainted Water: People Ingest A Credit Card Worth Of Nanoplastics Weekly, Study Says

April 8, 2022 257873455330365 Comments Off

Such substances are bad for people’s health over the long run, medical researchers in Austria say.
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Large kidney stones, like the one pictured here, typically need to be broken into smaller fragments, so they can be passed naturally. (Tsester/Public Domain)

Ultrasound Waves Could Soon Be Used To Break Up Kidney Stones, Scientists Say

March 25, 2022 257873455330365 Comments Off

Getting relief from painful kidney stones may soon be possible with an in-office procedure that does not require anesthesia.
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Antibiotics are essential to curing bacterial infections, but their overuse promotes the appearance and proliferation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Pictured, a Publix Supermarket pharmacy manager counts out the correct number of antibiotic pills to fill a prescription in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Personal Antibiotic Prescriptions Halve Resistance Risk

March 21, 2022 257873455330365 Comments Off

As most infections are seeded by a patient’s own microbiota, resistance-gaining recurrences can be predicted and minimized.
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COVID-19 Long Hauler Shares Survival Story to Support COVID-19 Vaccinations in Black Communities

March 16, 2022 admin 0

By: Dena Vang Antoinette Patterson didn’t think boarding a plane on February 29, 2020, would impact her life the way that it did. She took the stage during the Voices of COVID panel discussion at the W Cobb NMA Institute Stay Well Community Health […]

Pfizer requests FDA to authorize 2nd Covid booster shot for people 65 and over

March 16, 2022 admin 0

Evidence has been mounting that the protection from three shots has faded with time, especially against the omicron variant which is better at evading the immune system than previous versions of the coronavirus. The vaccines do still provide protection for […]

Col. Anita Kimbrough credits her family and community for her continued success. (Courtesy of Anita Kimbrough)

Anita Kimbrough: Making History While Serving Her Country

March 15, 2022 zenger.news Comments Off

Promotion to colonel in the U.S. Dental Corps is the latest milestone reached by this African-American woman.
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Traci Braxton, Dead At 50 after a battle with esophageal cancer- What Is Cancer of the Esophagus?

March 14, 2022 admin 0

The Braxton family is mourning a devastating loss. Traci Braxton, the sister of Toni and Tamar Braxton, died on Saturday after a battle with esophageal cancer. She was 50 years old. Toni confirmed the sad news with a heartfelt Instagram […]

NEW PARTNER LORRAINE C. SYLVESTER BRINGS A NEW PRACTICE, HEALTHCARE LIABILITY, TO MOUND COTTON

March 10, 2022 admin 0

HER TEAM INCLUDES SPECIAL COUNSEL COLLEEN MARTINDALE AND ASSOCIATE ERIKA DIMARCO Mound Cotton, a leading law firm representing insurance companies, announced today that Lorraine Sylvester, a healthcare liability attorney, joined the firm as a partner. She is joined by Colleen Martindale, a […]

A device that repairs the heart's aortic valve without replacing it with a prosthetic valve is currently in human trials. (Karolina Grabowska/Pexels)

Novel Non-Surgical Solutions For Aortic Valve Stenosis

February 28, 2022 257873455330365 Comments Off

Pi-Cardia’s Leaflex device delays the need for a prosthetic valve, while its ShortCut device makes valve replacement safer.
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Meet Dr. Amber Robins-Hickson: Speaker. Author. Entrepreneur

February 28, 2022 admin 0

Speaker. Author. Entrepreneur Amber Robins-Hickson, MD, MBA is a double board certified Family and Lifestyle medicine doctor as well as a certified life coach. She is a best-selling author, physician journalist, creator of Sanxtuary MD by Dr. Amber, and co-founder […]

53RD NAACP IMAGE AWARDS Week: Watch all 5 Night’s of Awards Pre-Show

February 28, 2022 admin 0

The 53rd NAACP Image Awards, presented by the NAACP, honored outstanding representations and achievements of people of color in motion pictures, television, music, and literature during the 2021 calendar year. Watch the Five Nights of Awards Pre-Show of the 53rd […]

Indisputable with Dr. Rashad Richey: Dr. Richey Talks Facts and Truth-telling on His Acclaimed News Show

February 28, 2022 admin 0

BY Kymberly Amara What is the truth? Is it one’s perceived reality, hard-cold facts, or does the answer rest somewhere between. Some say the truth shall set you free. While this may be true, America has been grappling with the […]