Residents of the Lodi neighborhood in Floresville can “shop” for food or personal care items at a new Community First Food Pantry a free-standing, weatherproof cabinet adjacent to the basketball court in Lodi Park on Third Street, near Pine Street in Floresville. What’s the little box on legs in the Lodi Park in
A series of online health workshops from the NAACP of Manchester aims to address health disparities in communities of color, and also help people better communicate their medical needs. Government data show African Americans are more likely to not seek medical care, due to access and cost, despite suffering from higher rates of high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity. Dr. .
Advocates of medical aid in dying are cheering recent statements by Gov.-Elect Wes Moore in support of patients having the option. The governor-elect was asked last week at a summit about his support for "bodily autonomy" in the context of end-of-life decisions. Moore spoke about his own experience with family members near death and said, as a state, Maryland should protect the ability for people to make "independent decisions about the suffering that they are enduring." Dr. .