“This virus will have dire consequences on so many, but specifically African Americans, which suffer from higher rates of chronic illness.”
That was part of the message of Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, conveyed Sunday evening during...
Earlier on Wednesday, I'd spoken on both WLOK and Sports56 about how the NBA was responding to the coronavirus threat. I'd spoken about my GritGrindGrizz column of the week, which explored the question of whether Tuesday's Grizzlies' game was...
While precautions are being taken in local church bodies and denominational organizations, the spiritual community largely is choosing to continue assembling in corporate worship.
At least that was the case Wednesday night as The New Tri-State Defender went to press...
The Craigmont High School Healthy Living Launch Event will celebrate a new program designed to educate ninth graders participating in the school’s Lifetime Wellness classes about the importance of living a healthy lifestyle.
The event is set for Jan. 9...
NEW ORLEANS — The federal appeals court ruling striking down the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that people have health insurance left hanging key questions about what happens to other provisions of the law, like coverage for preexisting conditions.
President Barack...
A company that is proposing a 45-mile crude oil pipeline to run through Shelby, DeSoto and Marshall counties is planning a series of open houses toward the end of January and into February, according to Deidre Malone, a spokesperson...
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The topic is infant mortality, specifically an ongoing effort to address the challenge by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority,...
The Wednesday morning kickoff of the 9th National Suicide and the Black Church Conference served as a gentle reminder that mental health issues can affect those around us at any time, regardless of a person’s sphere of influence or...
by Aisling Mäki, Special to The New Tri-State Defender
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...
NASHVILLE — A former hospital nurse in Tennessee has been indicted on accusations that she accidentally gave a drug used in executions to a patient who then died.
News outlets cite a statement from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation saying...