The Sojourner’s Truth Health Section
By Fletcher Word The Truth Editor The Hensville area of the Warehouse District has a new health clinic, a new pharmacy and “an old fashioned ice cream parlor,” said Bishop Talmadge Thomas, chairman of the […]
By Fletcher Word The Truth Editor This past weekend, May 15-17, was a spectacular recognition by Toledoans of the impact of lupus on the local community along with a concerted effort to raise financial support […]
By Fletcher Word The Truth Editor About 80 people came out for the fourth annual Lupus Awareness Luncheon on Saturday, May 16. The Scott Park Banquet Hall was filled to capacity with people who are […]
By Dawn Scotland The Truth Reporter The Toledo Lucas County Public Library hosted a conversation with Tara Pringle Jefferson, author of Bloom How You Must: A Black Woman’s Guide to Self-Care and Generational Healing on Thursday, […]
By Fletcher Word The Truth Editor May is Lupus Awareness Month and for the fifth straight year, Rachelle Roy, herself a lupus patient, is doing all she can to heighten that awareness within the northwest […]
By Patrice Powers-Barker, OSU Extension, Lucas County The Truth Contributor The American Heart Association helps us understand not only heart health but also overall health for our bodies and life with the Life’s Essential 8. […]
A Mental Health Moment By Bernadette Joy Graham, MA, LPCC Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist The Truth Contributor In many Black families, love runs deep, but so do unspoken wounds. When a loved one passes, […]
By Dr. Hope Mitchell. MD The Truth Contributor Let’s talk about one of the biggest myths I still hear in my dermatology office: “Dr. Mitchell, I’m Black. I don’t need sunscreen.” I’ve heard it from […]
By Asia Nail The Truth Reporter A Calling That Started in Second Grade Some people find their purpose later in life. Others seem to be born with it already written on their hearts. For Dr. […]
By Tracci Johnson Guest Column $284.00 It is my monthly health care premium. It doesn’t even include the $100 out-of-pocket costs for doctor visits, prescriptions or emergencies or my $7,500 deductible. Donald Trump and congressional […]