Image: Trae Young/Facebook) Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young has partnered with RIP Medical Debt to help pay off more than a million dollars in past-due medical debts for Atlanta residents who couldn’t afford to pay them off. “The city of Atlanta has welcomed me with open arms,” said Young in a …

What We’re Reading The disease of living too fast “Neurasthenia … took [the] age-old problems of happiness and comfort and medicalized them.” 📚 Neurasthenic Nation, by David Schuster 📚 American Nervousness, 1903, by Tom Lutz 📚 Wear and Tear, or Hints for the Overworked, by S. Weir Mitchell Why Mohsin …

Most of us are familiar with the physical health effects of smoking, but can the habit also affect our mental and emotional well-being? A new study suggests that it can, after finding a link between smoking cigarettes and depression. Share on PinterestA new study examines the link between mental health …

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle just got the royal boot from Madame Tussauds Royal Family display in London.  Less than 24 hours after the couple announced their decision to “step back” from the Royal Family, their wax figures have been removed from the museum.  “Alongside the rest of the world, …

Antoinette Hodge fought back against Uniontown, Pennsylvania after she accused the city of racism because officials refused to swear her in as the City Treasurer, even though she won the primary and general election. After a federal lawsuit was filed, which accused a City Council Member and a City Clerk …

A gastroenterologist is a medical professional who specializes in conditions that affect the organs and structures of the digestive system. Gastroenterologists diagnose, treat, and care for people with a range of gut-related illnesses. These include long-term conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and celiac disease. Share on PinterestA person …

The NAACP Image Awards will be televised at the top of next month, but the nominees have been announced. On Thursday (January 9), Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, and Connie Orlando, EVP and head of programming at BET Networks, announced who’s up for the 51st edition of …

Yolanda Carr—the mother of Atatiana Jefferson, the Texas woman who was shot and killed by a Dallas-Fort Worth area police officer in her own home last October—has died. Lee Merritt, an attorney and social justice activist representing Jefferson’s family, confirmed the sad news in a statement on Twitter Thursday …

Photo: Jefferson’s Family (Associated Press) A tragic story has taken yet another sad turn. The Dallas Morning News reports that Yolanda Carr, the mother of Atatiana Jefferson, has died at 55. A cause of death has yet to be released but she had been battling illness. Before her death, Jefferson …

A wet cough is a type of cough that brings up fluid, such as phlegm. This is the opposite of a dry cough, which does not produce any fluid. In some cases, the type of cough a person has can help indicate its cause. This is because some underlying conditions …