By Special to the AFRO Washington D.C. will celebrate National HIV Testing Day on June 27, 2023. It is important for residents who may have been affected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia (DMV) areas get tested at their local testing site. HIV, the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency […]
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Breaking down racial disparities in diabetes prevalence
Andrey_Popov // Shutterstock Diabetes is a disease about which there are countless myths, misconceptions, and even moral judgments. Widespread cultural beliefs about who develops diabetes—as well as how and why—contribute to stigma and shame around the illness while obscuring its real, and very troubling, social determinants. To many, diabetes—particularly Type 2—is associated with bad decision-making: […]
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National HIV Testing Day is June 27: what to know about HIV in 2023
by Mylika ScatliffeAFRO Women’s Health Writer June 27 is National HIV Testing Day (NHTD). The annual event has been organized since 1995 by the United States Department of Health and Human Service to encourage people to regularly test for HIV, know their status, and seek care and treatment. The 2023 theme for NHTD is “Take […]
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Too Many Older Black Men Are Dying After Surgery
by Alexa Spencer, Word In Black A UCLA study found that Black men between ages 65 and 99 are more likely to die within 30 days of an operation. The purpose of surgery is to solve an otherwise daunting medical issue — but that only works if the patient survives. While most people live well past […]
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New AARP report finds disparities in longevity could cost 1.6 trillion in 2030
By BlackPressUSA A new report from AARP found that the annual economic cost of disparities in America could reach $1.6 trillion in 2030. That totals 5.1 percent of the projected gross domestic product (GDP), which would be equivalent to the combined economy size of both Massachusetts and Virginia in 2030. The report, Our Collective Future: […]
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High School Teacher Arrested For Sexual Abuse
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Thomas Barber, 29, a teacher at Bladensburg High School, has been arrested and charged with sexually abusing a student twice in a one-month span, according to police reports. The Prince George’s County Police Department was notified on Oct. 10 after the student reported that Barber engaged in sexual contact […]
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FDA Backs Cannabis-Based Drug
By The Associated Press A closely watched medicine made from the marijuana plant reduces seizures in children with severe forms of epilepsy and warrants approval in the United States, health officials said Tuesday. British drugmaker GW Pharmaceuticals is seeking permission to sell its purified form of an ingredient found in cannabis — one that doesn’t […]
