Governor’s Reception Room in the Annapolis State House, Maryland, on Sept. 8, 2021. Gov. Larry Hogan announces that Maryland seniors are now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine booster shots at […]
Category: Health
Frontline pandemic workers exhausted, saddened, frustrated and in fear as so many Americans remain unvaccinated
Like other healthcare facilities in the region, the Emergency Department at Howard University Hospital has seen dozens of Covid-19 patients and deaths By India Bookhart, Howard University News Service WASHINGTON […]
New coronavirus variant a ‘concern’ for health officials
Just under 52 percent of the U.S. population has full vaccination, while 61 percent received at least one dose. By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Delta be […]
NEW IDEAS Study seeks to understand memory loss in African American and Latino communities
The Alzheimer’s Association will host a September 22 listening session at 12 p.m. ET for the New IDEAS (Imaging Dementia—Evidence for Amyloid Scanning) study. Volunteers are being sought to promote […]
Baltimore recovery walk Saturday September 18th 3PM Druid Hill Park
RECOVERY COMMUNITY SAFELY GATHERS TO CELEBRATE RECOVERY MONTH 14TH Annual Recovery Walk Increases Awareness and Shatters the Stigma of Drug Addiction (Baltimore, MD September 7, 2021) On Saturday September 18 from 3 to 8 p.m. […]
What you should know about COVID-19, disabilities
Leaders celebrated 31 years of the passing of the American with Disabilities Act and President Joe Biden proposed amendments and considerations for those with long-term effects from COVID-19. (Courtesy Photo) […]
Discarded masks: A trashy, environmental nuisance
By Aziah Siid Special to the AFRO The coronavirus pandemic left the majority of the 8,000-student Morgan State University community away from campus for 17 months. After being home for […]
Why many Black people won’t take the vaccine
Vaccine outreach teams from the College of Medicine at Howard University and Rodham Institute at George Washington University educate residents about the vaccine and offer vaccinations. By Gregory Smith, Howard […]
Commentary: African-American men are at highest risk for prostate cancer
Prostate cancer awareness month. (Shutterstock/mass.gov) By Ana Fadich Tomsic Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men and will strike approximately 248,000 men this year and kill […]
AFRO Exclusive: Experts breakdown Delta and Lambda Variants, stress importance of vaccine
Delta and Lambda variants By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO New cases of COVID-19 continue to surge across the United States. As Americans adapt to the pandemic, the […]
#WordinBlack: Transportation issues and hot classrooms City School’s return to in-person learning
(Stock Photo) By Alexis Taylor, Special to the AFRO Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS) did indeed return to “normal” this week, as the first day of classes ended in mid-day dismissals […]
#WordinBlack: Things parents should know sending their kids back to school
Dr. Stacey Eadie (left) and Dr. Andrea Goings. (Courtesy photos) By Breonna Randall, Howard University News Service For the first time since March 2020, millions of students, pre-kindergarten to high […]