Diabetes Is Killing Black Men

Every new year brings new resolutions.  We write out the goals we plan to accomplish, like buying that property, getting

Omicron is not only the most dominant variant, it now accounts for nearly 75% of all Covid-19 cases in the

When you think you’re about to die, your failures invariably come into focus, like unmet goals and lost connections. What

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Black Americans are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer more than any other racial or ethnic group in America. Once that cancer is detected, it is often advanced and inoperable. This trend has less to do with biology and more to do with environmental and socioeconomic factors.

I almost regret writing this. I am attacking a black man who recently unleashed his own ill-advised barrage against another black man who is doing the right thing. The cliché goes that two wrongs don’t make a right. Yet, it feels right to call out this national sports figure over an issue that impacts us all, particularly black men.

Stress may not be tangible, but it is as central to our lives as breathing. Everybody experiences it, both good and bad.

The Delta variant is so out of control that U.S. health officials rolled out a plan for booster shots starting September 20 for Americans who got the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

Thanks to numerous studies, we are beginning to understand the manifold effects of the Coronavirus pandemic. What we’ve learned from this life-altering scourge is that it has deepened economic inequality, irrevocably altered how we work, fueled a surge in gun violence, and helped ignite a mental health crisis, among other impacts.