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WITNESS to Healing: A Lifeline from Incarceration to Entrepreneurship
Howard University News Service BROOKLYN — In New York, LGBTQ+ youth who have experienced incarceration or know someone who has, now have...
Sabrina McCrear
Apr 214 min read


What’s Really in Your Braiding Hair?
Synthetic braiding hair contains carcinogens, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and heavy metals, all of which are associated with health...
Sabrina McCrear
Apr 95 min read


FDA Diversity Action Plans for Clinical Trials Restored
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) restored its diversity action plan for clinical trials by Supreme Court order after the Trump...
Sabrina McCrear
Apr 93 min read


Senate Finance Committee Votes in Favor of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Nomination for Health Secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies Wednesday before a Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C....
Sabrina McCrear
Feb 44 min read


White House Press Secretary Makes Her Debut
Karolin Leavitt answers questions in the James S. Brady briefing room for the first time as White House Press Secretary (Photo: CNN...
Sabrina McCrear
Jan 282 min read


Trump Creates Information Vacuum With Shutdown of ReproductiveRights.gov
Women have less access to information about birth control and other details about reproductive health. (Photo: Bruce Blaus/Creative...
Sabrina McCrear
Jan 244 min read


Alsobrooks Becomes First African American U.S. Senator from Maryland
Supporters celebrate the victory of newly elected U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks. (Photo: Sabrina McCrear/Howard University News Service)...
Sabrina McCrear
Nov 5, 20242 min read


U.S. Experts Sound Alarm on Climate Health Crisis in New Report
Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change Released Ahead of COP 28 Climate change exacerbates asthma, especially near fossil...
Sabrina McCrear
Nov 17, 20234 min read
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