This webinar on organ donation revealed issues that we must all tackle
A complex patchwork of suspicion, ignorance and shame is preventing Black communities in the UK from donating –…
Health & Wellbeing
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To slow your body’s aging process, these are the rules to follow right now
Getting older need not be synonymous with ill health and loss of function. We can remain strong, vibrant…
Isn’t it time we started talking more about Sex, Myths and Menopause?
A Channel 4 Dispatches documentary – Sex, Myths and Menopause – aired last week uncovering the unspoken truths…
Three mindfulness tips for you to try right now to reduce stress & anxiety
We spoke to Arika Trimnell, a spiritual and mindfulness expert to give us practical tips on simple actions…
These are the true health benefits of fasting for 30 days during Ramadan
Now that the holy month is coming to end, we reflect on how fasting during Ramadan has had…
How can you give sickle cell warriors the mental health support they need?
A mental health charity, backed by model Jourdan Dunn, is appealing for donations to its fundraising drive to…
This should be your new one stop shop for vitamins and food supplements
What if we told you that there is now a range of food supplements created specifically to suit…
What is the vital reason why Black pregnant mums should do this survey?
Campaigning group Five X More is calling on Black pregnant women and new mums to take part in…
Simone Boseman calls for colon cancer awareness at NAACP award show
In an emotional speech at this year’s NAACP Image Awards, Simone Boseman, the wife of the late Black…
5 things that can actually cause blood clots and how best to avoid them
With the recent reports and subsequent debunking of claims that a COVID-19 vaccine increases the risk of blood…
Black women have lowest chances of having a baby through IVF: new report
A new report has highlighted the inequalities minority ethnic women experience during fertility treatment and IVF with Black…
Menopause Whilst Black: No Black women should have to navigate it alone
If you are a Black woman and menopausal, chances are you are winging it when it comes to…
Everything you wanted to know about heart attacks in women – answered
Did you know that coronary heart disease kills twice as many women each year as breast cancer? When…
All your questions about the COVID-19 vaccine answered at the ACLT Webinar
Hundreds of people attended the African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust (ACLT) virtual webinar, ‘Black People: Let’s Talk about COVID-19…
After months of missed smear tests, at-home DIY smear tests are on the way
Let’s admit, cervical screenings (smear tests) are not a celebratory event in the diary, but they are an…