Category: Featured News, Health, Local News, Top Stories
U of R, ABVI Create “Project Rebuild-VL” to Help Seniors Cope with Vision Loss
By Staff – The University of Rochester’s Warner School of Education, the Association for the Bind and Visually Impaired...
What’s Goin’ On With Your Health? Colorectal Cancer Doesn’t Have to be a Death Sentence – Screening Can Save Your Life
Submitted by Dr. Vélez de Brown, MD, MPH, on behalf of the African American Health Coalition – Special Announcement:...
What’s Goin’ On With Your Health? Health Literacy: What Is It And Why Is It Important To Me?
Submitted by Catherine Thomas, on behalf of the African American Health Coalition When I entered the master’s program at...
What’s Goin’ On With Your Health? Do You See Me? Racism, Implicit Bias and Their Effects on Health
Submitted by Melanie Funchess, on behalf of the African American Health Coalition “Of all forms of inequity, injustice in health...
Dr. Wayne J. Riley Appointed President of Downstate Medical Center
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – The State University of New York Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Wayne J. Riley as president of SUNY Downstate...
American Heart Month: Heart Disease is Leading Cause of Death for Black Men
By Frederick H. Lowe (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Heart health awareness is particularly important for Black men because we...
What’s Goin’ On With Your Health? DSRIP 101: Strengthening the Medicaid Safety Net
Submitted by John Paul Perez, on behalf of the African American Health Coalition With a new U.S. President taking office, there has...
Insulin Prices Significantly Increasing Becoming Burden for Poor Diabetics In Rochester
Diabetes is a major epidemic, affecting 29 million people in the United States. Unfortunately, for many diabetics, an added burden in...
How Repealing the Affordable Care Act Will Affect African Americans
News Analysis By Glenn Ellis (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Racism has historically had a significant, negative impact on the health...
Study Shows Black Children Exposed to More Junk Food Ads Than White Peers
Since the 1970s, the volume of fast food restaurants across the country has more than doubled, which means everyone with a television is...
