October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and with the Avon walks and pink ribbons comes the important topic of breast cancer screenings. After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in the United States - although men are not excluded from being diagnosed. There are more than 200,000 US cases of breast cancer each year and although it is treatable, lab testing and medical imaging are always required.
Read MoreAnxiety often arises when we are uncertain about the future. Depression often arises when we are dissatisfied with the past.
Read MoreCompassion for self matters because you have to learn how to practice loving kindness for yourself before you can give it to others.
Read MoreCOVID-19 reminded us that we are still living in a time of social injustice. It was a global pandemic that re-ignited the public’s awareness that all Black lives matter.
Read MoreBarriers to breastfeeding for Black women include systemic racism, bias, lack of knowledge and access to education, lack of support from family members, peers, social networks, and healthcare providers, and employment concerns like shortened maternity leave periods that require them to return to work sooner than their white counterparts. So the logical question is:
How can we break through these barriers and help bridge the racial gap?
Read MoreWhether it’s because of pandemic pressure or personal agony, I often find myself on edge. Sometimes the easiest (and most meaningful) way to climb down off that edge is to wade into a cup of tea.
Read MoreAfter the show, on the Insecure Wine Down, the writers provide commentary about the scene. They express the purpose of the scene was to highlight issues that plague the Black community surrounding childbirth, especially the neglect Black women feel when they encounter the healthcare system.
Read MoreMy experience seeking care during the pandemic opened my eyes to some of the ways Black women can better advocate for themselves to get the medical attention they need during this pandemic. This advice will really cater to concerned people who are in the quasi, not-quite-ER-serious- but-there’s-something-wrong range.
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