health
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As Sexually Transmitted Diseases Continue a 5-Year Surge, So Do Racial Disparities in Infection Rates
When it comes to sexual health, it’s never been more crucial to know your status on any number of sexually transmitted diseases—including syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea—as the 2018 STD Surveillance Report indicated a five-year surge in rates of infection. But as if that news isn’t disconcerting enough, the National Association of County and City Health…
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Bish I Be Running, Week 5: No Pain, No Gain?
Not sure if y’all noticed, but last week this training diary took a week off. But it was for good reason. In what would have been week four of Bish I Be Running, I sustained a minor injury (read: I got hurt up, y’all). But I’m OK now! Thanks for your concern. Long story short:…
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O, No! Oprah Reveals a Deadly Health Scare—and Urges Us All to Take Care
As I write this, there seems to be something going around The Root’s virtual newsroom, as both News Editor Monique Judge and I are battling something wicked. Monique, being a much smarter person than I, scurried off to Urgent Care yesterday to address our very similar symptoms (albeit two time zones apart). I, being the…
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My 3-Year-Old is Potty Training. He Almost Ended Me
In my house, we are currently potty training my three-year-old. It’s the challenge all parents must face and possibly the most unreasonable of them all. Consider this: You must convince a child that his caution-to-the-wind, carefree, diapered lifestyle is actually inconvenient for him AND that he’d have much more fun if he stopped playing, did…
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‘Racist Bone’ Disease: The Diagnosis, Treatment and Causes of Skeletal Racism
For centuries, some of America’s most distinguished public figures have averted criticism of prejudice and bigotry by conducting amateur psychological exams on themselves and declaring to the world that they “don’t have a racist bone in their body.” The list of people who have proclaimed themselves to be racism bone-free includes President Donald Trump, former…
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Affordable Care Act Reduces Racial Disparities in Cancer Treatment: Report
It turns out the Affordable Care Act may have acted to make care affordable and accessible to black folks. According to new research, the law has been linked to a reduction in racial disparities in the care of cancer patients and to earlier diagnoses and treatment for ovarian cancer, according to the Washington Post. The…
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Peabo Bryson Thanks First Responders Who Saved His Life: ‘There Is So Much to be Grateful For’
Almost a month removed from a heart attack that left him hospitalized, balladeer Peabo Bryson visited the first responders who saved his life so he could express his tremendous gratitude in person. “I can’t thank you guys enough for guiding [my wife through performing CPR] because one mistake, one lapse, one panic and we’re having…
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Measles, Racism and How America Ignores Deadly Viruses
As America struggles to overcome the re-emergence of disturbing trends like Nazis, Watergate-style presidential scandals and—worst of all—fanny packs, white people have once again proven their resurrection powers by bringing back something even the most cynical among us could never have imagined. The measles. According to the CDC, the 764 confirmed cases of measles between…
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Couple Releases Video of Arizona Doctor Dropping Baby After Hospital Withholds Apology
Derrick and Monique Rodgers say hospital staff dropped their newborn baby on its head moments after it was born. All they wanted was an apology. When they failed to receive one, they released a video of the incident. The Rodgerses say that Chandler Regional Medical Center in Arizona has given lip service. The couple were…
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12 Days of Gifting, Day 5: Get Them Bodied
Wanna show someone you really care this holiday? Help them take care of themselves, inside and out. In fact, help get them prepared ahead of the “new year, new you” rush by gathering all the resources they need to start a fresh routine or maintain an already healthy one. From vitamins to workout wear that’ll…