Though Black women get breast cancer at a slightly lower incidence rate than white women, Black women are 42 percent more like to die of breast cancer than white women. That is an astounding number and indicative of a variety of factors, many reflecting racial disparities.

The NNPA is taking a closer look at the stigma of mental illness in the African-American community. This is the first in a series.

The border crisis has been a growing concern for the Democratic Party for the past few years.

Minnesota health care providers serving Minnesotans on Medicaid and MinnesotaCare will receive reports in coming weeks comparing their opioid prescribing rates to those of their peers.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Blue Cross) and North Memorial Health have announced a new joint venture agreement that has both organizations becoming shared owners of North Memorial Health clinics.

Angela Gordon had no known health issues when she ended up in the emergency room with an unbearable headache. It was there that she discovered she had hereditary hypertension. And although she was just 19 years old, her blood pressure had reached stroke level. What shocked her most was learn…

In Minnesota the weather is a unifying theme of discussion and complaint year-round. 

My friend Alan ended his four-year battle with prostate cancer, and I started my war to engage Black men and make them know the importance of prostate cancer screening.

The transformation of the corners of Penn and Plymouth Avenues in North Minneapolis is continuing with one of the community anchors, NorthPoint Health & Wellness, expanding.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has joined a coalition of 23 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit against a Trump Administration rule that would compel Minnesota to, “grant to individual health providers the categorical right to deny lawful and medically necessary treatm…

Academy Award winner Viola Davis has opened up about her prediabetes diagnosis, sharing that she comes from a family with a history of type 2 diabetes.

May is National Stroke Awareness Month, and it is very significant to me, because I am a stroke survivor.

The University of Minnesota will lead a $12.8 million project, funded over the course of five years by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), to study how educational experiences in adolescence impact cognitive functioning and deter the development of dementia later in life. NIA is part of t…

We have all heard that music soothes the soul or calms the mind, but how does it do that? More and more we are finding that learning is easier and with better recall when it is put to music. Think of how many songs you can remember the lyrics for even though it may have been years since you …

StatePoint – Chances are high that you know someone with COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Good health starts with breastfeeding.

You've heard the uplifting stories; passersby dropping scads of cash into charity collection buckets or anonymous donors paying off hospital bills for strangers and people helping victims during storms and natural disasters.

(TriceEdneyWire.com) - Clean drinking water. Lead paint abatement programs. Affordable energy bills. These are the day-to-day environmental justice issues that are vital to the health and financial well-being of communities - especially low-income families.

Coconut oil is widely promoted for weight-loss, but while the promises of coconut oil's benefit sound great, the research is less clear.

If you are like many Americans, you probably read advice about health and wellness everywhere, from news feeds to social media.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has joined a multistate coalition in a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for weakening federal nutritional standards for breakfasts and lunches served at least 600,000 schoolchildren in Minnesota. 

Since leaving the U.S. House of Representatives in 2011, I've dedicated my professional life to fighting for full implementation and enforcement of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) – a law I had the honor of authoring with Congressional colleagues in true bi…

According to a recent “CBS This Morning” two-part breaking news report, “the opioid epidemic is the deadliest drug crisis in America.”

“I didn't know I was a slave until I found out I couldn’t do the things I wanted.” — Frederick Douglass

A large proportion of Hennepin County opioid-related deaths in 2015 and 2016 occurred after a jail stay, according to a collaborative study by Hennepin Healthcare and Hennepin County.

The thought of a winter walk may chill you to the bone, but do so, and you’ll age better.

SAN FRANCISCO – The American Academy of Ophthalmology and National Medical Fellowships announced the recipients of a new scholarship that supports the mission of both organizations to provide more opportunities to underrepresented minority students pursuing medical careers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Ilhan Omar (DFL-MN) along with more than two dozen of her colleagues in the House and Senate, introduced sweeping reforms Jan. 10 that they say would enhance the U.S. healthcare system and dramatically reduce prescription drug prices in the country.

In recent years, genetics has become a hot topic in popular culture, frequently making news headlines and serving as a key theme in movies and television shows—and for good reason … our genes are what make us unique. 

It seems that everyone these days has a friend following a “keto-friendly” diet -- a low-carb eating plan designed to make the body burn fat more efficiently.

Alzheimer’s Disease is expected to impact nearly 14 million Americans by 2050, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. So, as you set your New Year’s resolutions for 2019, consider the following ways to maintain and improve your cognitive function.

Winter can be a sluggish season full of rich foods and little activity. Here are some sensible ways to keep your health on track during the long winter months.

“Do you know what medicine can reverse heart disease, curb obesity, ward off cancer, and keep you going strong? Vegan food.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Decades ago, civil rights leader the Rev. Dr. BenjaminChavis Jr., who now serves a president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, coined the term, “environmental racism.”