Category: Featured News, Health, Local News
County Files Lawsuit Against Prescription Drug Companies
By Staff – Onondaga County has retained counsel and filed a lawsuit against prescription drug companies for creating...
NY Hospital’s Computer System Shut Down Following Cyber Attack
The computer system of a hospital in New York State is finally coming back to life following a cyber attack. According to Healthcare...
Upstate University Hospital To Open Adolescent Psychiatric Unit In 2019
After 13 years of consideration and planning, New York State has approved Upstate University Hospital’s plan for an inpatient...
Onondaga County Office for Aging to Hold HEAP Outreach Events for Seniors
By Staff – The Onondaga County Office for Aging will hold several Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) outreach events to...
Gas Industries Are Poisoning African-Americans
By Dashea Smith – (TriceEdneyWire.com) – The NAACP and the Clean Air Task Force (CATF) have co-authored a landmark report that, for...
Rev. Jackson’s Diagnosis: Parkinson’s Disease – What it is and How it Affects African-Americans
By Glenn Ellis – (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Last week, civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., 76, revealed that he has...
Drug That Prevents HIV Infection is Little Known in Black Community Where Disease Rates are Highest
By Anna Challet – (TriceEdneyWire.com) – A drug that prevents HIV infection has been available for five years. But even...
Racial and Ethnic Disparities Show Up in NICU Care
By Erin Digitale – (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Babies’ racial and ethnic identities influence the quality of medical care...
Study Reveals: Racial Microaggressions May Reveal Deeper Beliefs
By Kim Eckart – (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Whites who are more likely to make microaggressions against Black people are also...
Diabetes Rises to New High in the U. S. as Communities Take Action Against It
By Jane Kennedy – (TriceEdneyWire.com) – The prevalence of diabetes in the U.S. climbed to a new high of 11.6 percent...
