Tag: CDC
Inequities in HIV for Black Americans
By Scott, Dallas Weekly, Word in Black
There has been a long-standing history of medical inequities due to race in the United States, from gynecological...
CDC Recommends All Adults Get Tested for Hepatitis B
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
The U.S. Centers for Control and Prevention have issued a new recommendation urging all adults to receive screening...
World Health Officials Gather for Urgent Meeting Over Outbreak of Virus Deemed among Globe’s...
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
The World Health Organization held an “urgent meeting” on February 14 to discuss the new Marburg...
Comas, Strokes, and Blood Clots: A Long COVID Survivor Tells All
By Anissa Durham, Word In Black
This story (originally published on Word In Black) is part one of a series on long COVID that highlights the...
Study tries to see if child vaccines and asthma are linked
By Mike Stobbe, AP Medical Writer
A number of scientists have wondered if aluminum, a vaccine additive that has been used for decades, had a...