No one living today will ever forget the 8 minute and 46-second murder of George Floyd as he gasped, “I can’t breathe.” Nor will we ever forget the world-wide impact of Covid-19 on our lives, particularly on the lives of men. As of today, there have been 436,297 reported deaths due to Covid-19 and 117,883 deaths...Continue reading
Men’s Health Network has been involved in prostate cancer awareness and treatment education for over 25 years. MHN is gratified that President Trump has also recognized the importance of this awareness month. President Donald J. Trump announced his support for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in a statement on Sept. 1. “Prostate cancer is the most...Continue reading
Please note that the CDC uses “Whites” rather than “Caucasian” in its reports, so I followed suit here. COVID-19 is hitting some populations harder than others, and statistics are beginning to bear that out. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has reported that COVID-19 hospitalization rates for some non-Caucasian people have approached nearly 5...Continue reading
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness month, and Men’s Health Network wants to help your organization observe it with a variety of stickers, pins, posters and more. Posters and brochures are also available at GetItChecked.com. One in nine American men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetimes. Among African American men, the number is one in...Continue reading
We’d like to give a shout out to Surgeon General Jerome Adams, the nation’s doctor, for his easy-to-follow advice on how to stay healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Watch his video here. Because COVID-19 is spread by respiratory droplets, Adams says, do these three things at a minimum: Wear face masks in public. “Help...Continue reading
COVID-19 is hitting some communities hard, and a cluster of factors puts Native Americans at especially high risk. Among those factors: multi-generational families living under one roof and, in some cases, limited access to running water or power, says Jessica Atwell, infectious disease epidemiologist with the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health. Underlying health...Continue reading
Men, by and large, are at a higher risk for various adverse health outcomes compared to their female counterparts, especially when it comes to some of the top leading causes of death in the U.S., such as diabetes. While diabetes affects over 30 million people in the nation, men, biologically speaking, have a higher susceptibility...Continue reading
Dear Healthy Men: I’ve really had it with COVID and the non-stop pressure to wear a mask. I’m a 35-year old, very fit man and doubt I’m going to get sick. Plus, the things look positively goofy. And anyway, if the President of the United States won’t wear a mask, why should I? A: Whether President...Continue reading
One in six US adults lives with some form of mental illness, says the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). But racial and ethnic minorities have less access to mental health care, are less likely to be diagnosed, and have poorer mental health outcomes. Non-Hispanic Blacks are 10 percent more likely, and Hispanic/Latinos are 40...Continue reading
Why should women care about men’s health? Because men’s health affects women directly, says Armin Brott in “Blueprint for Men’s Health: A Guide to a Healthy Lifestyle,” a 76-page book available from Men’s Health Network. Brott, a spokesman for Men’s Health Network and author of the syndicated Healthy Men column, has written about men’s health...Continue reading