HomeHealth & Wellness

Health & Wellness

Health & Wellness

How OBH Drama Therapy Supports Emotional Wellness

By Caelum A'Hearn, MA, Creative Arts Therapist - LP, Psychiatric Rehabilitation One Brooklyn Health-Interfaith Medical CenterThere is so much to share about drama therapy as a Licensed Creative Arts Therapy! First, let me share some of my story. I come from an interdisciplinary arts...
Health & Wellness

One Brooklyn Health Raising Awareness for Colorectal Cancer

Op-Ed by: Dr. Derrick Cheung, Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at OBH Colon cancer stands as the 4th most diagnosed cancer and is the 2nd leading cause of cancer-related deaths in America in men and women. African Americans bear a disproportionate burden...

Keep exploring

Health & Wellness

NYS Legislative Response to Trump Administration Cancellation of Federal Health Funds

By Mary Alice MillerOne week before the New York State April 1 budget deadline,...
Health & Wellness

Dealing with Grief:

From the Mourning the Death of Loved Ones to Black History Icons by Fern GillespieOn...
Health & Wellness

Dr. Kinsey: Bringing the Benefits of Acupuncture to Black New Yorkers

Fern GillespieDr. Shadidi Kinsey is a healthcare history maker. She is the first African-...
Health & Wellness

Brooklyn Doctors Advise on How to Fight the Flu

Fern GillespieThis year’s 2025 flu season is fierce. Even some people who diligently received...
Health & Wellness

Prissana Alston Named Interim Executive Director of Interfaith Medical Center

By Mary Alice MillerPrissana Alston spent decades of her career in nursing leadership: Nurse...
Health & Wellness

Healthcare Advocate Divinah “Dee” Bailey Encourages a Watchful Eye on Personal Health

By Fern GillespieWhen Brooklyn healthcare advocate Divinah “Dee” Bailey went to a specialist because...
Health & Wellness

How to Make a Stressful Holiday More Mindful

Fern GillespieThe Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kwanzaa and New Year holiday season is an emotional roller...
Health & Wellness

Tackling Food Insecurity in the meal-centered holiday season

By Nayaba ArindeEditor at LargeNoKidHungry.org says that “1 in 5 kids is at risk...
Health & Wellness

Black Women are Dying and Surviving Breast Cancer

Fern GillespieThe death of actress Erica Ash, 46, from breast cancer this summer sent...
Health & Wellness

Brooklyn Savvy Marks its 20th Year

with Conversations on Fertility Myths, Reproductive Challenges and Mental Health Resilience by Toni WilliamsAs Brooklyn...
Health & Wellness

AG Letitia James Leads Bi-Partisan Coalition in Suit Against TikTok

Another Milestone in her Quest to Advocate for the Unprotected,Corporate Giant Harming Mental Health...
Health & Wellness

How Parents Can Prepare Their Children for a Healthy School Year

By Fern GillespieNow that summer is over, parents are preparing their children for a...
Load more

Latest articles

Spotlight

Helped Me Find My Voice

by Hortensia Gooding On Dr. Norma Raybon, Spelman College "To inspire" originally carried a literal sense...
View From Here

View From Here

By David Mark Greaves It is widely acknowledged, and has been for some time, that...
Spotlight

Kristen Clarke Named General Counsel of the NAACP

The NAACP today announced that Kristen Clarke, one of the nation's most respected civil...
Community News

Glyne’s Fulton St. Barber Truck

Interviewed by Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsTell us a little about yourself.My name is Glyne Maccup....