by NIAAH Editors | Apr 28, 2022 | Our Health
Cara Anthony November 29, 2021 When Ashlee Wisdom launched an early version of her health and wellness website, more than 34,000 users — most of them Black — visited the platform in the first two weeks. “It wasn’t the most fully functioning platform,” recalled Wisdom,...
by NIAAH Editors | Apr 12, 2022 | Our Health
Jada Pinkett Smith has spoken about her struggles with hair loss. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Danita Peoples, Wayne State University The Oscar slap that overshadowed the Academy Awards ceremony was sparked by a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s lack of hair – with husband...
by NIAAH Editors | Mar 18, 2022 | Our Health
Stacy Potts, UMass Chan Medical School The Conversation is running a series of dispatches from clinicians and researchers operating on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. You can find all of the stories here. I don a gown, gloves and a mask to enter the...
by NIAAH Editors | Mar 15, 2022 | Our Health
Alex Smith, KCUR March 11, 2022 If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text HOME to the Crisis Text Line at 741741.When Russell and Sharis Lewis want to unwind, they pack up their guns and drive from...
by NIAAH Editors | Mar 8, 2022 | Our Health
Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio January 10, 2022 This time, it didn’t take much persuading for Mary Murphy to embrace home hospice. When her mother was dying from Alzheimer’s disease in 2020, she had been reluctant until she saw what a help it was. So when her...