Health & Wellness

Ask a Black therapist: 4 ways to support Black people’s mental health

By Ashley Vaughan “There is a difference between being informed and getting retraumatized.” That’s what clinical therapist Paul Bashea Williams tells himself and his clients as they struggle with the distressing images that resurfaced during the Derek Chauvin trial. The proceeding churned up a persistent trauma. The frequent replay of George Floyd’s final moments may

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Three women in the park running or jogging together. They are side by side, smiling. The one in the middle is mixed race Hispanic and African American. They are in their late 30s, early 40s.
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Women more likely to have skipped health care during the pandemic than men, report reveals

By Lauren Mascarenhas More women than men skipped health care services during the pandemic, and a disproportionate share of those with prior health or economic issues have experienced worsening health conditions as a result, according to a report released Monday by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The report authors say the gaps in care could result

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 29: Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks to guests at the Obama Foundation Summit at Illinois Institute of Technology on October 29, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The Summit is an annual event hosted by the Obama Foundation. The 2019 theme is "Places Reveal Our Purpose". (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Michelle Obama opens up about mental health struggles during Covid pandemic

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Former first lady Michelle Obama spoke candidly in an interview published Wednesday about her struggles with low-grade depression during the Covid-19 pandemic and the challenges of 2020, encouraging Americans to speak more openly about their mental health. “Depression is understandable in these circumstances, during these times,” she said in an interview

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Diabetes drug can aid weight loss, study finds

By Maggie Fox, CNN A once-a-week injected diabetes drug helped overweight and obese people lose an average of 15% of their body weight over 16 months, researchers reported Wednesday. The maker of the drug, called semaglutide, has asked the US Food and Drug Administration to approve it for chronic weight management. If approved, it would

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3M Co. 8210Plus N95 particulate respirators are arranged for a photograph in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Leading Democrats in Congress, frustrated with what they say are inadequate protections against Covid-19 in air travel, introduced legislation to require the federal government to mandate face masks on flights and in airports. Photographer: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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What you need to know about face masks as protection against coronavirus

By Theresa Waldrop, CNN  Let’s face it: Even as more people get vaccinated against Covid-19, everyone but small children will still need to wear a face mask for the foreseeable future. Sure, everyone is tired of wearing them. But as studies have shown, and as Dr. Anthony Fauci has pointed out many times, masks are

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Florida A&M University entrance sign. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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TikTok is giving 10 colleges $10 million to boost minorities in health care

By Leah Asmelash, CNN If nothing else, 2020 has shown just how important health care workers and public health experts are. So, in an effort to show their support, TikTok is donating $10 million to 10 colleges serving underrepresented students. The video social network website made the announcement Wednesday, saying that each school would receive

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Gateway Health President & CEO Cain Hayes
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Gateway Health Introduces Playbook To Address Racial Inequality

Gateway Health Introduces Playbook To Address Racial Inequality Includes $1MM in Scholarships and Targeted Charitable Giving to Black Communities Gateway Health Plan, Inc. (“Gateway Health”), a leading managed care organization dedicated to caring for the “total health” of its members, today announced its new playbook to address inequality in the Black community. According to the

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