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Preventing Amputation: A Doctor’s Guide for Diabetes Patients
Author: BlackPressUSA Newswire For many diabetes patients, amputation becomes a last-resort measure after infections, ulcers, or poor circulation worsen rapidly and leave few other treatment options. But according to Dr. Estelle Everett, a physician and researcher specializing in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), most diabetes-related amputations can be…
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Standing Room Only in Raleigh with Leader Sydney Batch and Stacey Abrams
Author: BlackPressUSA Newswire By Jheri Hardaway, Staff Writer | The Carolinian Raleigh, NC — It was a standing-room-only crowd in Raleigh as North Carolina Senate Democratic Leader Sydney Batch took the stage alongside national voting rights champion, attorney, and author Stacey Abrams for an intensive, data-driven Jeopardy-themed conversation on the political landscape. Way more innovative…
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As deadly as war and as powerful as governments, global organized crime remains in the shadows
When people think of the world’s deadliest threats, armed conflicts usually come to mind first. Yet every year, organized crime quietly claims a comparable number of lives. Since 2000, the UN estimates that organized criminal groups have been linked to about 95,000 homicides annually. That figure is strikingly close to the average annual death toll from…
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Global drug use reaches record high as increasingly potent synthetic drugs spread
“We have seen an unprecedented spike in new types of drugs on the market, and worryingly, some are more potent or dangerous than before,” said Monica Juma, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). An estimated 331 million people used drugs in 2024, equivalent to 6.2 per cent of the world’s population aged 15 to 64,…
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Monica Juma: Steering global cooperation at a time of converging threats
The new head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says global cooperation is essential and already adapting as criminal networks become more complex, sophisticated and interconnected. Monica Juma has taken up the dual role of Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and Director-General of the United…
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Millwood Grad Joe Carter Inducted into National High School Hall of Fame
Author: BlackPressUSA Newswire OKLAHOMA CITY — On Monday, June 29, Oklahoma City native and 1978 Millwood High School graduate Joe Carter was inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame in Salt Lake City, Utah.Long before Joe Carter’s iconic walk-off home run to win the 1993 World Series for the Toronto Blue Jays, he…
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IN MEMORIAM: A Queen Mother’s Journey Home
Author: The Rev. Dr. Benjmian F. Chavis, Jr. A Memorial Tribute to Rosetta Miller-Perry, July 7, 1934 – June 26, 2026 From truth’s bright flame she lit the way, so bold and wise each day,Her fearless voice inspired us all and never lost its sway.A Queen Mother crowned by faith, whose love would never cease,She sowed…
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Justice and Childhood
Author: BlackPressUSA Newswire A day after a 10-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing an infant girl in the city’s Baden neighborhood, juvenile authorities filed a petition alleging first-degree murder. The case raises questions about how Missouri’s legal system handles very young children accused of its most serious crimes. It also comes as…
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Car Dealership Secrets: Avoid Paying for Extras!
Author: BlackPressUSA Extended service contracts, gap insurance, and protection packages are optional and negotiable. https://youtu.be/VX9QnvgMP80. They’re priced high on the first offer. Read every line before signing. ‘No’ is a complete sentence. #AutoNetwork #CarBuying #FinanceTips #Negotiation #ConsumerRights The post Car Dealership Secrets: Avoid Paying for Extras! appeared first on BlackPressUSA. Go to Source
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IN MEMORIAM: A Life of Impact — the Enduring Legacy of Rosetta Miller-Perry
Author: BlackPressUSA Newswire By Jackie Hampton and Wiley Henry NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Although she received more than 500 local, state, and national honors for her extraordinary contributions to publishing, journalism, civil rights, education, and for her support of economic empowerment within Nashville’s African American business community, Rosetta (Irvin) Miller-Perry sought only to help others succeed…