Tag: health

By Samuetta Hill Drew Fishing is a very old activity.  It is referred to numerous times in the Bible.  It was then more of a...

By Glenn Ellis As we continue to get closer to the heat of summer, many women are dreading experiencing their own “private summer” in the...

Photos by Stephonia Taylor McLinn Hundreds of women gathered in Kelly Ingram Park in downtown Birmingham on Sunday, May 19, for a March for Reproductive...

By Samuetta Hill Drew Over the past two weeks we’ve reviewed several preventive safety measures that renters or owners of inflatable bounce houses/castles should follow,...

By Glenn Ellis In the latest confirmation of the dysfunction and inefficiency of the American healthcare system, recent revelations have disclosed the extent to which...

By Crystal Mullen-Johnson Mental Health care is an underutilized service in the African-American community. Transportation, poverty, mis-education and stigma can all be barriers for people...

By Glenn Ellis Did you know African Americans are at increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD) leading to dialysis and transplant? Compared to...

By Ameera Steward and Erica Wright The Birmingham Times Nearly 150,000 Birmingham residents live in food deserts—and they’re fed up. Wiley Short, president of the Spring Lake...

By Bob Shepard UAB News The University of Alabama at Birmingham launched the Southern Network of the All of Us Research Program one year ago, on...

By Samuetta Hill Drew During the month of May, the articles will explore various safety measures for hot weather recreational fun activities individuals and families...