Prayers are in order as it is being reported that ESPN college sports reporter Ed Aschoff has passed away on his birthday, Christmas Eve, at the age of 34, after sharing that he had been battling Pneumonia for 2 weeks. Ed Aschoff shared on his social media that he never gets sick but had a […]
Whoopi Goldberg was missing from the head of ‘The View’ table for quite sometime now. Everyday the ladies of ‘The View’ would give the update that she was just sick and getting better. Well what they didn’t tell you or didn’t know was, Whoopi Goldberg had Pneumonia in both lungs and was septic, which means […]
It’s certainly a shock how many stories are popping up as of late about people, Black women in particular, battling with pneumonia. First it was Kim Porter, who passed unexpectedly of lobar pneumonia late last year, then it was Tamera Mowry-Housley, who was out for a week with what developed into viral pneumonia. Now, Whoopi Goldberg has […]
According to the Office of Minority Health, when it comes to receiving the vaccination for pneumonia, Hispanic adults aged 65 and older were 45.2 percent less likely to have ever received the pneumonia shot, while Blacks were at 49.8 percent.
Muhammad Ali, who was hospitalized with pneumonia this weekend, is doing much better, according to a spokesperson. NBC News reports that Ali’s health has “vastly improved” and that doctors hope the iconic athlete can be sent home soon. “The Ali family continues to request privacy and appreciates all of the prayers and well wishes,” Bob Gunnell, Ali’s […]
*Chuck Brown, the legendary Washington D.C. musician known as the “Godfather of Go-Go,” has died, his daughter confirmed to DC’s ABC7. Brown’s passing comes about a week after the Washington Post confirmed that the musician had been hospitalized with pneumonia. According to Brown’s manager, he died between 2 and 2:30 p.m. today in the intensive […]
To many, rapper Heavy D looked better than ever on BET’s Hip Hop Music Awards show, keeping up with the dancers and reciting classic lyrics everyone knows. His shape was no accident. The rapper had begun a weight loss plan and kept a regular workout regime. Although he weighed 344 pounds at the time of death, he […]