Dr. Kelli T. Wells is a certified family physician and the director of the Florida Department of Health in Duval County. Dr. Wells graduated from Florida A&M University and the University of Florida College of Medicine. She is a member of the Board of Directors for the Florida Association of County Health Officials, and […]
Blacks, Depression & Diabetes: Is Disease Preventing Us From Getting the Mental Health Care We Need?
A new study in General Hospital Psychiatry confirms that Blacks with depression plus another chronic medical condition, such as Type 2 diabetes or high…
What do you do when you are tired of seeing cancer–all kinds of cancer–take the lives of the men you know and love? You would…
Recent reports suggest that baby circumcisions are on a three-decade decline. But what does that mean to parents who want to make the best decision for their newborn? Gynecologist Dr. Jessica Shepherd recently talked to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about a ruling that that allowed gynecologists to also treat male patients. in 2013, the […]
Jasmine Sanders reports on a new Northwestern University research study that links the lack of an important nutrient to an increased prostate cancer risk in men. Get “The D.L. Hughley Show” Delivered To You! Listen to the latest Jazzy Report in the audio player to hear D.L.’s easy prescription for staying healthier. RELATED: The Jazzy Report: This Controversial […]
Dr. Jessica Shepherd is part of a growing wave of gynecologists who also treat men. Just last year, the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology issued a statement that gynecologists were permitted to diagnose and treat men for sexually transmitted diseases and for anal cancer, reversing an earlier mandate that said no. While board certification […]
Most men just don’t like to go to the doctor. Though this habit, all by itself, is hurting black men, there’s an even more dangerous…
Everyone should know by now that sitting too much is dangerous for their health. According to a new study, men who are more sedentary face…
Dr. William R. Harvey, president of Hampton University, talks about the $13.5 million grant the university received from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to combat and reduce selective health disparities in minority men.
Dr. James “Butch” Rosser says it’s all good to make dad feel special on Father’s Day, but it is important to create a family health tree to let him know you would like to see him celebrate many more Father’s Days. “You must make your loved one intimately aware of the fact that all you […]
