Tag Archives: Columbia University Medical Center

Doug E. Fresh and others make music for Hip Hop Public Health

Hip Hop Public Health announced today its fourth annual Hip Hop Public Health Summit, which takes place Wednesday, June 20th  from 10am – 1pm, at Harlem Hospital Center … Continue reading

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Dining With Miss Lil: A Little Paula Deen In All of Us

By Lil Nickelson

Leave Paula Dean alone!  Just because she is a celebrity chef/restaurant entrepreneur that cooks like our Grandmothers and Mothers does not mean she had to share her health condition as soon as she was informed that she had become a type 2 diabetic.  Continue reading

Dr. Nelson: Sickle Cell From Harlem And Beyond

Sickle cell disease is a very common genetic disease especially in people of African and Mediterranean descent. It is also seen in people from South and Central America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. It is extremely important to manage sickle cell disease properly because it can lead to significant disability and even death.

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New Contract, No Strike At Harlem Hospital

A strike has been averted at Harlem Hospital after its unionized doctors voted Thursday to approve a new contract. The current contract expires at the end of the month, and members of the Doctors Council SEIU had threatened to strike over the terms being offered by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corp. Continue reading