Improved access to more advanced, free preventive care may be at least part of the answer. Kimberly N. Alleyne One of the greatest advances in cancer prevention was the fairly recent discovery that one type of human papillomavirus (HPV) was most often the cause of cervical cancer. One of the most common of all…
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Podcast: Depression and the Black Christian (Part 1)
In Search of Healing and Hope Drs. Ural H. Hill and Miranda M. Hill The Harvest Magazine contributors *This is the first installment of a series about the stigma that surrounds depression and other mental health disorders in the Black faith community. LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST HERE: Introduction Life can sometimes pose challenges…
Christian doctors’ group says new college policy infringes on freedom of conscience
March 24, 2015 Lauren Pelley Displayed with permission from Toronto Star With physician-assisted suicide on the horizon, the Christian Medical and Dental Society of Canada is asking the Ontario Superior Court to declare that a new regulatory policy infringes upon doctors’ freedom of conscience. The society, which represents close to 1,700 members, filed documents in…
Why African-Americans Are Less Likely to Get the Flu Vaccine and How the Church Can Help
Kimberly N. Alleyne Instances of U.S. influenza (flu) activity have reached the epidemic threshold for the 2014-15 flu season according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015). Annually there are 15 to 61 million cases of influenza are in the United States; each year 36,000 U.S. deaths are caused by flu. The CDC…
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