June 16th, 2020
A new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes means it’s the start of a long battle. Learn to live with it. It involves management and control of blood glucose level, lifestyle modification, medicine, and/or insulin therapy. Thankfully, this ‘battle’ doesn’t have to be a tough one. It is possible to live a healthy and happy life […]
June 9th, 2020
Hunger and food insecurity are big challenges the world currently faces. Therefore, the onus is on every community member to come forward, and come together, to make a difference in this situation. Food insecurity will be pushed to the barest minimum only when enough people care to promptly and collectively act. Here are three ways […]
May 28th, 2020
Managing Type 2 diabetes is more than just taking medication and eating assigned meals. 34.2 million people in the USA have diabetes. Out of them, about 94 percent of them have type 2 diabetes. (Source) If you’re diabetic, it’s essential that you manage this condition effectively, to enable you to live a full life. Here […]
May 25th, 2020
Keeping healthy isn’t as difficult as people make it seem. It’s all about the basics: eat healthy meals and workout often. Yet, this turns out to be challenging for the majority. The result? They end up rushing to urgent care center every once in a while with health scares. Don’t be one of them! Invest […]
May 21st, 2020
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month and CWWCHC encourages everyone to join hands to raise awareness and prevent the spread of hepatitis. The most common types of viral hepatitis are Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C. Rarer forms of hepatitis include Hepatitis D, Hepatitis E, and autoimmune hepatitis. Many forms of hepatitis are preventable […]
May 18th, 2020
The season of itchy eyes, stuffy nose, and wheezing might be upon us. Though occurring at a particular time of the year, seasonal allergic rhinitis can be quite frustrating. And if care is not taken, it could end up being quite distressing; causing shortness of breath and other serious symptoms. How does it happen? Generally, […]
May 12th, 2020
We’re living in unprecedented times where even a minor health issue can send one into complete paranoia resulting in distressing assumptions about ones’ health. With the entire country combating COVID19 and medical facilities overwhelmed, hypochondria-like symptoms are the last thing we want. So, you need to know how to identify and tame a health scare, […]
April 24th, 2020
Here’s a spoiler: There isn’t a clear answer to this. There are many factors that influence how often you should go to the doctor. For instance, some people are healthy and haven’t gone to the hospital for years. Then there are those who see a doctor and still struggle with poor health. Because there are […]
April 16th, 2020
These are challenging times. Even those with otherwise good health are experiencing mental strains during this lockdown. Staying fenced in your house for weeks and with negative online media in abundance an lead to anxiety, depression and other mental issues. While the severity of individual cases may vary and would require different measures, there’s still […]
April 10th, 2020
Black people account for a disproportionate share of COVID-19 cases across North Carolina. The question is why. “We’ve joked about this in the African American community, for years. We say, when white America gets a cold, we get pneumonia,” said Ophelia Garmon-Brown, an executive with Winston-Salem-based Novant Health. But the coronavirus is no joke, and […]