4 Surprising Facts About Stress
Stress may not be tangible, but it is as central to our lives as breathing. Everybody experiences it, both good and bad.
Author: Tacuma Roeback
What You Need to Know about the COVID-19 Booster Shot
The Delta variant is so out of control that U.S. health officials rolled out a plan for
booster shots starting September 20 for Americans who got the Pfizer and Moderna
vaccines.
The Pandemic May Have Fueled This Disturbing Trend
Thanks to numerous studies, we are beginning to understand the manifold effects of the Coronavirus pandemic.
What we’ve learned from this life-altering scourge is that it has deepened economic inequality, irrevocably altered how we work, fueled a surge in gun violence, and helped ignite a mental health crisis, among other impacts.
Why Your Prostate Health Matters: Dr. Kelvin Moses
For National Prostate Health Awareness Month, Black Men’s Health recently chatted with Dr. Kelvin Moses, Director of the Comprehensive Prostate Cancer clinic at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Why Black Men Need the Mediterranean Diet
They call it the Mediterranean diet and it might be the closest thing to an antidote for the ills that tend to besiege Black men.
Dr. Calvin Mackie on Financial Literacy
Financial literacy and the right education are critical for black families to thrive in the 21st century. Statistically, African American families face significant hurdles due to generations of structural racism and systemic oppression. There remains a yawning wealth gap between black and white families.
Men Get Breast Cancer Too
While white men represent an overwhelming majority of breast cancer cases in the U.S., Black men still have higher rates of breast cancer in comparison, according to a comprehensive study conducted between 2010 and 2016.
Q&A with Dr. Kelvin Moses about Black Men and Prostate Health, Part 2
One reason black men don’t get screened for prostate cancer is the side effects that come with treatment. Chief among those is erectile dysfunction. Fact is, many men would opt for keeping their erectile function over getting life-saving prostate cancer treatment.
Racism Can Cause These 5 Mental Health Issues
Racism has seeped into virtually every area, segment, and field of society. Whether an overt hate crime or subtle workplace “microaggression,” a single act of racial discrimination can enact a devastating toll upon its victim. Simply witnessing or experiencing an act of racism second hand can impact mental
health.
5 Reasons Black Men Get Prostate Cancer More Than Others
The facts are indisputable: Black men are likelier to contract prostate cancer and die from it more than any other group of American men.
