Health – Capital Outlook

COVID-19 grief: four ways to cope with loss during holidays

December 21, 2022

By Paula Penebaker The holiday season is touted as the most wonderful time of the year, but for so many, it’s painful to endure after losing loved ones to COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that more than 1 million people have died of COVID-19 since 2020.

State outlines plan to provide COVID-19 vaccine

November 20, 2020

According to a vaccine release plan, commercial pharmacies wouldn’t be given vaccination supplies until the third phase.Photo special to the Outlook By Christine Sexton News Service of Florida Florida plans to prioritize COVID-19 vaccinations for front-line workers at hospitals, nursing homes and senior centers and first responders when a vaccine

Searching for a cure

September 23, 2020

By Cilicia AndersonOutlook writer When Kristen Ellington severely injured her ankle eight years ago, she was determined to find an alternative to surgery that would have left her unable to walk for months. Injuries such as the one she had, are all too common among athletes such as footballers and

Challenges for Blacks are more than underlying health issues during pandemic

May 26, 2020

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer While the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted everyday life across the country, it has also exposed racial disparities to the point that health experts and civil rights leaders have been calling for a fix. There is a consensus that the fatal cases are much

Free COVID-19 testing attracts enthusiastic residents to Bragg

May 5, 2020

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Since the outbreak of coronavirus more than two months ago, Nathaniel McNeil had been thinking about getting tested for COVID-19. He got his chance last Saturday at the north end of Bragg Stadium, where FAMU and Bond Community Health Center joined forces to

Pfizer collaborates with BioNTech SE to develop and distribute needed vaccine

April 7, 2020

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Pfizer has announced the signing of a letter of intent with BioNTech SE for the co-development and distribution of a coronavirus vaccine aimed at preventing COVID-19 infection. The companies have a head-start on working together, since the partnership builds on a

Understanding diabetes

December 19, 2017

By Hayley Scott, MD Special to the Outlook Diabetes is a lifelong condition, so whether you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, proper health care and a good relationship with physicians and specialists is imperative to a happy, healthy you. A diabetes diagnosis is no longer something to be

Switching diets require some effort and planning

July 12, 2016

By Haylee Bell Outlook writer It seems like every day there is a new health trend that people follow for instant gratification. The recent trend is the urge to switch to diets such as vegan and vegetarian. But making the switch does take some effort, said Freddy Kaye,

Two reasons Dementia risk is higher for African-Americans

June 16, 2016

By Andy Henion (TriceEdneyWire.com) – African-Americans face a much higher risk—2.52 times greater—than Caucasian Americans of developing cognitive impairment, including dementia, later in life. A new study uncovers several reasons why. Much of that racial disparity can be explained by childhood disadvantages, such as growing up poor and in the

Black women with fibroids have greater cancer risk

June 16, 2016

By Lisa Chedekel Trice Edney News Wire Black women with a history of uterine fibroids have a 40 percent higher risk of endometrial cancer, a new study shows. Researchers found that the association between a history of uterine leiomyoma—or fibroids—and cancer was strongest for cancer diagnosed within two years of uterine fibroids