News 2015
Morgan State University Hosts Health and Hip Hop Conference
Messaiah Ramiskoon, an MC, youth advocate and three-time winner of "Showtime at the Apollo," comments on homophobia in Hip Hop at the Health and Hip Hop Conference at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Md.
In an effort to increase awareness about HIV/AIDS among young Black men, a group disproportionately impacted by the epidemic, health-care providers and community stakeholders hosted the Health and Hip Hop Conference on Oct. 24, 2015, at Morgan State University in Baltimore.
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Consumer Confusion Continues In Obamacare's Third Year
Vernon Thomas, a part-time music producer, is trying to decide whether it's worth it to sign up for health insurance
Recording and mixing music is Vernon Thomas' passion, but being CEO and producer of Mantree Records is not his day job. He's an HIV outreach worker for a local county health department outside Newark, N.J. He took what was to be a full-time job in May because the gig came with health insurance – and he himself has HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
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'Do The Math' When Shopping For A Health Plan This Open Enrollment Season
How things add up
With the health insurance markets open for next year's enrollment, Eve Campeau says she's planning to look carefully at the fine print.
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World AIDS Day 2015: The Time to Act Is Now
December 1, 2015, World AIDS Day
Summary: The U.S. government theme for World AIDS Day 2015 will be "The Time to Act Is Now"
We are pleased to announce the theme for World AIDS Day 2015: The Time to Act Is Now.
Race Gap in Life Expectancy Is Narrowing: U.S. Study
Keeping active by hiking
Black Americans are catching up to whites in life expectancy -- largely due to declining rates of death from heart disease, cancer and HIV, a new federal government study finds.
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