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.
Tag: physical health
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.
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.
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.
These Natural Sex Health Tips Will Make You Ditch The Pills
Sure, there are a slew of remedies for erectile dysfunction that will enable men to perform well as they
age. You may already have a prescription for the little blue pill. However, if you were ever interested in
making lasting substantive changes that were all-natural and required no medication, you have come to
the right place.
What You Should Know Before Getting Your Prostate Screened
If you are a black man in your 40s and/or have had other family members who contracted prostate cancer, you are considered in the higher risk category for the disease and a screening is necessary.
Q&A with Dr. Kelvin Moses about Black Men and Prostate Health, Part 1
For a disease that few men die from, black men are dying the most from low-grade prostate cancer.
Not only are they 50 percent more likely to get prostate cancer during their lifetimes, but when found, that cancer is likely to be more advanced. Black men also get screened the least for prostate cancer, and are less likely to get treated for it.
