Hope
It takes a village: Integrated care team gives hope back to dialysis patient
(BPT) – Six years ago Francis Hogan was doing what he loved most: playing golf. After his usual game, his ankle was swollen and painful. When he visited the doctor, he discovered the swelling wasn’t because of an injury. Something was seriously wrong. Hogan’s kidneys were failing. He was diagnosed with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, a […]
New FDA-approved method of lung cancer detection gives many hope
(BPT) – Each year, more people die of lung cancer than any other form of cancer – more than colon, breast and prostate cancers combined. The American Cancer Society estimates of the 224,000 new cases of lung cancer diagnosed each year, 155,000 will succumb to the disease. Many have heard the statistics about lung cancer, […]
Northeast Ohio Natives Hope Fitness Website Inspires Healthy Changes In The Black Community
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Two Northeast Ohio natives are hoping that their online fitness venture will someday transform them into the go-to experts for all things health- and fitness-related for the black community. Ilen and Lauren Bell are the husband-and-wife team behind Black Fitness Today[1], a website dedicated to helping African-Americans become more fit and healthy. […]