Ongoing Survival

Shadow of a wheelchair representing the ongoing survival of gun violence

After the nightmare of gun violence, survivors face difficult realities Fact checked by Shannon Sparks   Andre Johnson was driving home from a basketball tournament, celebrating a victory, when carjackers opened fire without warning. Andre was shot four times; his best friend was killed.  Andre describes what followed as a whirlwind. Overnight, he went from […]

Latest Options for Colon Cancer Screening

Blue ribbon representing colon cancer awareness

The second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. is actually highly treatable — when caught early.  Of the 52,967 people who died from colon cancer in the U.S. in 2022, as many as 20% were not up-to-date with their screening.  The gold standard of screening is a colonoscopy, which the American Cancer Society recommends […]