by Jacqueline García. This article was originally published on La Opinión. To read the original article in Spanish, click here. || por Jacqueline García. Este artículo fue publicado originalmente en La Opinión. Para leer el artículo original en español, haga clic...
Vietnamese Death Anniversaries Unite Young and Old
By Christine Nguyen, MD. This story originally appeared on KALW FM's “Crosscurrents.” In 2006, my Mom had a dream. Grandma sat above her, perched on a black stone wall so high her feet didn’t touch the floor. “Mother,” Mom called, “You’re up so high. You might fall to...
The Importance of National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system, making it difficult to fight off diseases, infections and certain cancers. HIV specifically attacks the body’s CD4+ cells, a type of T-cell that has a critical role in our adaptive...
What happens when the heroes of Stonewall descend on Capitol Hill?
Fifty years ago this June, the global movement for LGBTQ rights was born at New York City's Stonewall Inn, and the people who started that movement -- first a riot, then a revolution -- are responsible for the access that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer...
The Economics of Healthy Aging for Women
by Kerry Hannon. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. I recently attended a Milken Institute Future of Health Summit panel in Washington, D.C. called Race, Gender, and Work: The Economics of Healthy Aging. The experts’ insights whizzed across a range of...
Group sessions in St. Louis offer hope and help to African Americans at risk of cognitive decline
by Dr. Whitney Postman, PhD/CCC-SLP We wish to introduce the Diverse Elders Coalition to our “Senior Social Group For Brain Health As We Age!” Founded and led by Dr. Whitney Postman, Ph.D./CCC-SLP, Assistant Professor and Director of the Neuro-Rehabilitation of...