Health

By Karen Heslop  You may have heard about all the ways ripe bananas are great for you, but did you know that green bananas can be healthy, too? That’s because the fruit changes as it ripens. Green […]

By Bryana Holcomb In love with your alcohol, peppers, orange juice, chocolate, and coffee? Overindulgence of our favorite things just might lead to cancer. Wait, what? Yes! Among the most common food and drinks that trigger […]

By Derrick Lane  A vegan diet might help people with diabetes-related nerve damage shed weight and find some pain relief, a small pilot study suggests. Vegan diets are free of all animal products, including eggs and […]

By Taneia Surles Clinical trials are crucial for medical advancement, as they help determine whether a new treatment, device, or procedure works and is safe for the general population. However, people of color are often underrepresented in […]

By Jessica Daniels, BDO Staff Writer  Eating lots of fruits, veggies, beans and other foods with inflammation-cooling properties may lower your odds of developing dementia as you age. But, if your diet is loaded with pro-inflammatory […]

By Derrick Lane  Baking soda is 100 percent sodium bicarbonate, which can be used as a leavening agent in baked goods. When mixed with an acid, baking soda reacts, making bubbles and giving off carbon dioxide gas, […]

By Jessica Daniels, BDO Staff Writer As a child, Ife Rodney, MD experienced severe dry patches of skin along with itchy bumps that would appear around her hair follicles. However, it wasn’t until adulthood that she finally found […]

By Jasmine Smith Black men in America are dying too soon—and not because they have to. A legacy of systemic inequities, medical mistrust, and cultural expectations around masculinity has created a silent crisis. But as Nurse […]

By Dominique Lambright  The weight-loss and type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic (semaglutide) has gained mainstream attention—not only for transformative results like “Ozempic face” or “Ozempic butt,” referring to thinning facial fat and flattening of the derriere—but […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A newly emerging COVID-19 variant, NB.1.8.1—nicknamed “Nimbus”—is sweeping across the United States and rapidly becoming one of the most common strains of the virus, second only to Omicron (LP.8.1). […]