Cora Faith Walker, the former state representative whose March 11 death set off a wave of speculation, died of heart disease stemming from an untreated condition. That’s according to Dr. Michael Graham, chief medical examiner, for the city. Graham, whose office routinely investigates the sudden, unexpected deaths of young people, said Walker died of the […]
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LaVada Rice named director at two Webster campuses
LaVada Rice has been named the director of Webster University’s Downtown and West Port campuses. In this role, Rice will manage local community and corporate relationships, coordinate and support regional recruiting and academic organization, and develop and execute plans to support regional and university programs, directives, and regulatory compliance. Rice serves as the president-elect of […]
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Alzheimer’s drugs decision has deeper impact on Black health
Last spring, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first new Alzheimer’s disease therapy since 2003. For the 6 million-plus people living with the fatal disease in the United States, the availability of a medicine designed to treat the underlying cause of their ailment was a significant breakthrough. However, it appears very few of […]
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Medicine needs more Black doctors
For hundreds of years Black Americans have been victims to systemic racism. We are unable to receive equal quality care in health care, and in order to make a change we need to have more Black doctors. This is where you come in. According to an article in the Telegraph, “According to the AAMC study, […]
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Hopefully, new era of ‘Black Aces’ are taking MLB pitching mounds
Thank you, Major League Baseball for depriving most St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds fans from seeing flame-throwing Hunter Greene’s debut against the Redbirds on April 22. The game was on AppleTV as MLB continues its quest to earn every dollar possible, regardless of how many baseball fans are alienated. OK, I’m not here to […]
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5 On Your Side named Gracie winner
5 On Your Side has been selected as a 2022 Gracies Award winner for a special that aired last year about race. The special RACE: Listen. Learn. Live. won in the category for News Program (TV-Local). It aired in February 2021 and focused on Black women who shared their personal memories and perspectives on race. […]
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Racial wealth gap widens health gap
As long as there is poverty in the world, I can never be rich, even if I have a billion dollars. As long as diseases are rampant and millions of people in this world cannot expect to live more than twenty-eight or thirty years, I can never be totally healthy even if I just got […]
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Jayson Tatum is top gun as Celtics cut down Nets
The emergence of St. Louisan Jayson Tatum into a top all-around player in the National Basketball Association continues as we watch his marvelous work in the first round of the playoffs. It did not take long for Tatum to establish himself as a potent offensive player his rookie season in 2018, helping lead the Boston […]
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Andwele Jolly named CEO at St. Louis Integrated Health Network
St. Louis Integrated Health Network (IHN) announced the selection of its new CEO, Andwele Jolly, DPT, MBA, MHA. Jolly comes to the IHN from Washington University School of Medicine where he served as the executive director of business affairs in the Department of Pathology & Immunology. While serving in leadership roles at Washington University School […]
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Four outstanding African-American women named 2022 Women of Achievement
Women of Achievement has announced the 2022 Women of Achievement – a selection of 10 extraordinary volunteers from the St. Louis metropolitan region. Four of the women are outstanding, noted African-American women in the St. Louis community: Judith R. Arnold, Cynthia R. Bennett, Cheryl E. Orange and Wilma Schmitz. They will be honored at the […]