Health

Dameion Pickett, the riverboat co-captain who was attacked by a group of white men, spoke out for the first time this week.

As a historic medical price transparency bill is battling its way through Washington, Method Man, Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes, Chuck D, Fat Joe, and French Montana team up with Power to the Patients to deliver a PSA on medical transparency. 

The Advil Pain Equity Project launched this month is shedding light on the harmful impact of racial bias in the medical field.

Credit agencies Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion said they would stop including some medical debt on credit reports as of last year.

The Johnsons were awarded at the annual fundraiser, which featured a Gladys Knight performance, host Angela Bassett and more.

“That’s the easy way out,” Oprah Winfrey said about drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy during a recent panel on the obesity and weight crisis. 

Tevin and Akilah Coleman and Dr. Kim Smith-Whitley help bring awareness to sickle cell anemia, which affects Black people’s everyday lives.