For thirty days from May 27 and until June 24, Imam Vernon Fareed and other Muslims are observing Ramadan. The 30-period of personal deprivation and rereading of...
African-Americans age 65 and older are dying at a slower rate than whites of the same age, according to a new report by the Centers for...
Kenita Jackson proudly wears the white coat she earned at Eastern Virginia Medical School. A newly trained surgical assistant, she helps surgeons in the operating...
The National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, defines a cerebral aneurysm as, “A weak or thin spot on a blood vessel in the brain...
A growing stack of reports on health-care disparities may explain why a patient with a toothache sat in the parking lot waiting to see a dentist...
HAMPTON ROADS More than 150 guests attended the International Black Women’s Congress 14th Annual Organ Donation Awareness Gala at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott on April 8,...
When Terrance Afer-Anderson was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2010, he could have retreated from the world or crawled into a shell; instead he decided to...
WILLIAMSBURG A new program for residents of South Hampton Roads offers support to caregivers with a family member living with Alzheimer’s or other memory loss diseases....
WASHINGTON Men’s Health Network (MHN) is encouraged by the latest recommendations from the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) that urges men to talk to their...
WASHINGTON Men’s Health Network (MHN) is joining organizations and communities across the country in April to recognize Testicular Cancer Awareness Month as part of its pledge...