Category : News

Ministry of Health Addressing Long Hospital Wait Times

Minister for Health, Wellness, and Elderly Affairs Moses Jn Baptiste has disclosed that efforts are underway to reduce long wait times at hospitals across the island. At Monday’s pre-cabinet press briefing, Jn Baptiste told reporters that the p...

Butler officials hope to maintain momentum despite Trump rally shooting, while regional voices largely mum

Festival goers buy food and other products during the Horse Trading Days festival in Zelienople in Butler County on July 18, 2024. (Photo by Jess Daninhirsch/PublicSource) The attempt to assassinate Donald Trump thrust both Butler County and the Pitt...

Fred Logan: Read ‘Combee’ right now!

This is a Call! It is not a book review.The Call: You must read this masterpiece. It is written during our lifetime on one of most important issues in the African American experience, on Black Agency, our capacity to realize our potential.Combee, Har...

Gloria Hahn is FAME’s new Director of Operations

FAME, the Fund for Advancement of Minorities through Education, an organization focused on preparing scholars for college and career readiness and empowering minorities through education, is thrilled to welcome Gloria Hahn as their Director of Operat...

Diabetes and obesity can damage the liver to the point of failure – but few people know their risk of developing liver disease

Insulin resistance links MASLD to several other metabolic diseases. Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty Images by Madona Azar, UMass Chan Medical School Liver disease is frighteningly common worldwide. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steat...

Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – the picture is unsettling

Researchers are gaining key insights into the ways that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can lead to long COVID symptoms. Catherine McQueen/Moment via Getty Images by Ziyad Al-Aly, Washington University in St. Louis Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID...

Desk jobs can be killers – here’s how strength training at work can help

Adobe Stock Photo by Ashley Gluchowski, University of Salford Physical inactivity is a killer. When we become inactive, we lose muscular strength. When we lack muscular strength, we may be more likely to experience a host of health issues, includin...

Vehicle Falls On Anse La Raye Mechanic

A 55-year-old Anse La Raye mechanic sustained injuries when a vehicle under which he was working fell on him. The incident occurred on Monday at Anse La Raye. The mechanic received initial medical treatment at the Anse La Raye Health Centre. However,...

‘It Was Church’: Alabama State Sen. Merika Coleman Joined 40,000 Other Black Women on Zoom to Support Kamala Harris

By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times Four years ago, a Zoom meeting to build support for Kamala Harris as the Democratic vice presidential nominee attracted just 90 participants. On Sunday night, an estimated 40,000 Black women and allies logged on to...

University of Alabama Systems Close DEI Offices, Open New Ones Under Different Names

By Alaina Bookman | abookman@al.com All three University of Alabama System campuses will be closing their diversity, equity and inclusion offices and opening new offices under different names. The schools cite a law recently signed by Gov. Kay Ivey...

Birmingham Medical Professionals on What to Know During Fibroid Awareness Month

By Ameera Steward | For The Birmingham Times With the month of July, observed nationally as Fibroid Awareness Month, coming to an end, we decided to take a look at some of our past reporting on fibroids to create a list on how women with fibroids can...

‘I Was Willing to Wait Because I Knew She Would Be My Wife [And] It Happened Right on Time’

BY KEISA SHARPE | Special to the Birmingham Times JOY AND ROBERT EVERSON Live: Bessemer Married: Nov. 6, 1993 Met: Pine Valley in the summer of 1982 when both were teens. Joy remembers visiting the park (located just outside of Trussville) when she...

Luther C. McClellan, Memphis State Eight member, dies at 83

Memphis, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-The University of Memphis is honoring the life and legacy of a trailblazer, Memphis State Eight member Luther C. McClellan, upon the news of his passing July 12. McClellan was 83. “The University of Memphis is deeply s...

Tennessee Tourism Generates a Record $30.6 Billion in Direct Visitor Spending

Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune) – Tennessee tourism generated a record $30.6 billion in direct visitor spending and saw 144 million visitors to the state in 2023, according to newly released data from Tourism Economics and the Tennessee Department of...

Lone Star College Foundation executive director earns ATHENA Leadership Award

HOUSTON (July 23, 2024) – Nicole Robinson Gauthier, CFRE, Lone Star College Foundation executive director, has spent over 25 years working with area non-profit organizations to help people achieve their dreams. Robinson Gauthier’s commitment to other...