The United States has 4% of the world’s population, but almost 22% of COVID infections. What we are doing and have done is not working.
Health + Wellness
Find stories and resources by some of the state’s top Black physicians that aim to address current disparities in prevention and treatment within our communities.
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Our health is not a right—it is our responsibility
Healthy happens when our bodies are in balance physically, mentally and spiritually.
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Feeling stressed? Try a walk in the park
There appears to be consistent evidence that exposures to natural environments have a positive effect on pain, stress, anxiety, blood pressure and heart rate.
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Coping with ‘ambiguous loss’ is part of the new normal
During COVID-19, we have lost more than we realize. Our entire lives have been shaken up.
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Why sleep experts say it’s time to ditch daylight saving time
The clock goes back one hour on Sunday morning, Nov. 1, the “fall back” for daylight saving time.
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Vote as if our children’s lives depend on it
There are multiple issues facing our children, and who we vote for will have an impact on the health of children and their families.
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Doing the six feet U, and other helpful COVID habits
For the most part, treatment is supportive with hydration, rest, controlling fevers in isolation.
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Metro Black doctors ‘give back’ by sharing their expertise
More than a dozen Twin Cities Black physicians have combined their formidable knowledge and experience to reduce health disparities through community education.
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Until a coronavirus vaccine is ready, pneumonia vaccines may reduce deaths from COVID-19
The yearly influenza season threatens to make the COVID-19 pandemic doubly deadly, but this may not be inevitable.
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Yet another COVID-19 symptom: hair loss
Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) currently doesn’t recognize hair loss as a COVID-19 symptom, providers across the country are seeing more and more patients recovering from COVID-19 experiencing hair loss.
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Is it safe to get a mammogram during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Since the pandemic began, there has been a sharp decline in preventative medical care due to concerns surrounding COVID-19.
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More and more of us are goin’ fishin’
The new participation data comes as Americans overall take increased interest in fishing as a remedy for
COVID-19-related stress and anxiety.
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Has the skin lightener industry learned from Black Lives Matter?
Black Lives Matter activism has jolted the skin lightener industry.
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Traumatic events causing mental illnesses to spike
There has been a spike in depression and anxiety disorders as well as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the Black community.
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Arthritis: What is it? How do we treat it?
Various types of arthritis exist, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, pyogenic arthritis, and crystalline arthritis to name a few.
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Faith, worship and COVID-19
Regular religious practices and being a part of faith communities can improve one’s sense of well-being.
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Chadwick Boseman’s death underscores colorectal cancer increase in younger adults and African Americans
African Americans have a much greater likelihood of being diagnosed with colorectal cancer and dying from the disease at any age.
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There are big problems with our centralized healthcare system
During much of this pandemic, most Americans have been weary to seek medical attention for fear of contracting COVID-19 at clinics and hospitals.
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MAD DADS spreads the word, not the virus
Many of the people MAD DADS work with are hungry because living in a food desert makes it more challenging to keep your food budget in check.