Like the Black Panthers, in Vital Signs and Body and Soul the NBWHP regularly addressed a broad range of health topics and concerns that each have different levels of proximity to disability. Vital Signs discussed: lupus HIV/AIDS, kidney disease, fibroids, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, depression, chronic illness, cancer (with a focus on breast and ovarian cancer), sickle cell anemia, hypertension, stress, toxic shock syndrome, suicidal ideation, and STDs. Body and Soul addressed: addiction, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, lupus, sarcoidosis, sickle cell anemia, asthma, chronic fatigue syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, anxiety disorders (phobias, panic disorder, PTSD, and OCD), depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.