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August 5, 2009
Sgt. James Crowley and Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. agreed to disagree Thursday night when they met for a beer…
August 4, 2009
An ambitious campaign to increase black enrollment on organ donation began in...
August 4, 2009
VIDEO - Shanta Brown just got the keys to her very own home from Habitat For Humanity. The organization, known…
August 3, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Thousands of families carry the gene that causes sickle cell disease and don't know it -- even…
July 30, 2009
Brains, beauty and a big heart. As a medical resident, Dr. Fabienne Achille now helps deliver babies at Jackson memorial…
July 29, 2009
VIDEO - Doctors have made an important discovery into the impact of HPV on head and neck cancer. Their research…
July 28, 2009
We all know how it works: There's the healthcare debate going on in Washington, which is almost impossible to follow.Then…
July 27, 2009
President Barack Obama's push to overhaul health care needs Republican votes, lawmakers from both parties say. Democratic and GOP officials…
July 27, 2009
Hospitalization can be a scary experience for children. That's one reason why Lake Charles Memorial Hospital's Pediatric Unit in Louisiana…
July 21, 2009
For young people from low-income backgrounds, often faced with paying their own way and helping support their families, interest in…
July 20, 2009
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- South Africa's government joined Monday in launching a high-profile trial of an AIDS vaccine…
July 20, 2009
An investigation by The Chicago Reporter found that Illinois is arguably the worst state in the nation for black senior…
July 16, 2009
Nearly 36 percent of black Americans are obese -- much more than other major racial or ethnic groups -- and…
July 16, 2009
Thousands of people die each year from preventable medical errors, but a Louisiana hospital has found a way to cut…
July 16, 2009
For many, thoughts of Mississippi evoke images that are dark and prejudicial. Aside from that, critics have argued for years