by NIAAH Editors | Apr 23, 2023 | EDC & Black Women, Medical Experts & Research, Our Health
By Essence Maston, PhD & Greg Hall, MDMany of the plastics that we use could be damaging to our health. Do you store food in plastic containers or even wrap food in plastic wraps? Science has shown that small amounts of dangerous chemicals are absorbed by the...
by NIAAH Editors | Nov 27, 2022 | Medical Experts & Research, Research
Renã A.S. Robinson, Vanderbilt University Blacks are at higher risk for several health conditions in the U.S. This is true for heart disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes and stroke, which are often chronic diseases. And it is also for Alzheimer’s disease, in which...
by NIAAH Editors | Nov 7, 2022 | Medical Experts & Research, NIAAH Patient Advocacy Services
Nikita Wright, Georgia State University When a woman finds a lump in her breast, her doctor’s first move is usually to recommend a biopsy – that is, to remove a small portion of the lump for analysis. If the lump is cancerous, doctors test for three different clinical...
by NIAAH Editors | Feb 22, 2022 | Medical Experts & Research, Our Health
James Dillard, Penn State In the recent film “Don’t Look Up,” two astronomers learn that a comet is on track to collide with Earth and destroy human civilization. When they try to sound the alarm, all manner of obstacles get in their way. In the end, well, you’ll have...
by NIAAH Editors | Jan 30, 2022 | Medical Experts & Research, Our Health
Laurie Archbald-Pannone, University of Virginia People are understandably worn out, tired of thinking about COVID-19 and wanting to get back to a true normal. This so-called “pandemic fatigue” is real. But it’s also contributing to lapses in COVID-19 precautions and...
by NIAAH Editors | Dec 3, 2021 | Medical Experts & Research, Our Health
Suresh V. Kuchipudi, Penn State A new variant named omicron (B.1.1.529) was reported by researchers in South Africa on Nov. 24, 2021, and designated a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organization two days later. Omicron is very unusual in that it is by far...