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STDs surge in Alabama following pandemic dip; these counties saw the highest STD rates in 2021

June 29, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Ramsey Archibald Alabama – and the rest of the nation – saw a significant decline in reported sexually transmitted diseases in 2020. But that doesn’t mean cases actually decreased – and if 2021 numbers […]

UAB’s Dr. Selwyn Vickers to be president, CEO of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

June 29, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Ivana Hrynkiw The leader of Alabama’s largest hospital system is leaving the Magic City. Dr. Selwyn Vickers, senior vice president for medicine and dean of the Heersink School of Medicine at the University of Alabama […]

WHY BLACK WOMEN WILL BE MOST AFFECTED BY ROE VS. WADE BEING OVERTURNED

June 29, 2022 Bouldin 0

SOURCE: By Jessica Daniels The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling on Friday that overturns the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision guaranteeing a woman’s right to abortion. “The Constitution does not confer a right […]

Johnson: Planned Parenthood CEO shares ‘what the fight ahead is going to look like’

June 29, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Roy S. Johnson This is an opinion column. She was prepared, and she wasn’t. Alexis McGill Johnson is president and CEO of Planned Parenthood. Not surprisingly, she and the organization had long prepared for Roe v. Wade’s […]

As the South struggles with high hysterectomy rates, Black women lead the fight for change

June 22, 2022 Bouldin 0

NEWS RELEASE In 2016, pain began rippling through the abdomen of Birmingham Police Officer Kristy McKinney. More than a dozen years on duty had exposed her to all kinds of physical stress. McKinney had been […]

CDC RECOMMENDS COVID-19 VACCINES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

June 22, 2022 Bouldin 0

SOURCE: By CDC.gov Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that all children 6 months through 5 years of age should receive a COVID-19 vaccine. […]

THE SECOND HIGHEST KILLER OF BLACK MEN MIGHT SURPRISE YOU

June 15, 2022 Bouldin 0

SOURCE: By Karen Heslop Studies show that Af- rican American men are more prone to certain illnesses. While you may have heard that heart disease is at the top of this list, did you know […]

How You Walk Could Be Early Warning Sign of Dementia

June 8, 2022 Bouldin 0

SOURCE: By Terri-Ann Williams Assessing the way someone walks could help spot dementia, experts have claimed. Most people with dementia are diagnosed once they are already suffering short-term memory loss, mood swings or a lack […]

Alabama officials increase options for formula purchases amid shortage

June 1, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Amy Yurkanin Families eligible for support through the state’s Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program will have more flexibility about the types of formulas they can purchase as parents grapple with a nationwide shortage. Parents […]

MINORITIES AND WOMEN ARE AT GREATER RISK FOR ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

June 1, 2022 Bouldin 0

SOURCE: CDC.org Hispanic and African Americans in the United States will see the largest increases in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias between 2015 and 2060.1 Dementia is not a specific disease but rather a general […]