MELBOURNE, Australia — A Melbourne study has found the scourge of spousal domestic violence can mentally, physically, and linguistically scar up to half of all exposed children.…
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Coronavirus Report: April 19, 2021
Cancer is a term that describes a collection of related diseases. Cancer occurs when some of the body’s cells divide continuously and invade surrounding cells. Cancerous cells can start anywhere in the body and spread to localized regions (around the point of origin) and then to distant parts of the body, away from the site of origin.
Venessa “Dr. V” Walker was appointed to the Broward Regional Health Planning Council (BRHPC) Board of Directors by Broward County Commissioner Barbara Sharief. Her term on the Council runs from January 27, 2021 through January 27, 2023.
The Health Foundation of South Florida, in partnership with Miami-Dade County and Broward County, today announced a major communications effort encouraging South Florida residents to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. The “I Did It!” campaign, a first-of-its-kind, cross-county effort spotlighting local people and leaders, is designed to reach some of the region’s most vulnerable neighborhoods that have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, in primarily Black and Latino communities.
On National Healthcare Decisions Day, I want to share the importance of compassionate death in the Black community, including hospice care. Hospice is a set of services designed to treat symptoms and side effects, improve quality of life, support families and address spiritual needs. It occurs during the last 6 months of life, after treatment of the life-limiting disease has stopped.
CANBERRA, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has hailed the opening up of the Australia-New Zealand travel bubble as a “win-win” for both countries. From April…
Ovarian cancer begins in the ovaries, or in the areas close to the ovaries, such as the fallopian tubes and the peritoneum. Women have two ovaries, one on each side of the uterus. The ovaries make female hormones and produce eggs. Fallopian tubes are a pair of ducts, one on each side of the uterus, that transport eggs from the ovaries to the uterus. The peritoneum is the tissue lining that covers organs in the abdomen. Ovarian cancer is the second most common gynecologic cancer, after uterine cancer.
Coronavirus Report: April 12, 2021
According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, a majority of Black Americans (61%) now say they plan to get a COVID-19 vaccine (or that they’ve already received one), compared to only 42% in November, 2020. As trust increases, we need to also increase access to COVID-19 vaccinations and testing in our communities to create better health outcomes.