By Karla Robinson, MD, Medical Editor at GoodRx  It’s important to recognize that there are simple actions you can incorporate into your daily routine to protect your heart health. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, responsible for approximately 1 in 5 deaths each year. Unfortunately, the Black community faces […]

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By Omare Jimmerson, Executive Director of the Tulsa Birth Equity Initiative Health and justice go hand in hand. One cannot truly exist without the other. During Black History Month there has been much discourse about the important contributions of African Americans to society. Every day African American women wake up anticipating the joy that comes […]

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GREENWOOD Dist.--Less than a year after Juno Medical opened a Black-owned clinic on Black Wall Street in Historic Greenwood District, the business closes its doors. A sign posted on the door reading "operations at Juno Medical in Tulsa have ceased as of end of business on Feb 26, 2024," was the only warning patients received, […]

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On February 7, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation implemented a scholarship fund for the Tuskegee descendants.The CDC is a non-profit organization, which raised $5 million to advocate for the Voices For Our Fathers Legacy Foundation scholarships.Lillie Head, president of Voices For Our Fathers Legacy Foundation, stated how it impacts other people […]

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President Joe Biden ended the state of emergency for COVID-19 in April 2023, but people are still contracting the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that respiratory illness levels are currently "high" or "very high" in the United States. That said, COVID-19 and flu season is upon us. In a January 2024 NPR interview, the […]

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