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May 6, 2022
A coalition with four HBCU medical schools started an initiative aimed at increasing the number of Black Americans registered as…
May 5, 2022
As the federal government moves to end funding for COVID care, hospital costs are rising, healthcare experts say.
May 5, 2022
A recent study uncovers links between an aggressive form of uterine cancer and its disproportionate impact on black women.
May 5, 2022
It took trips over state lines, navigating roads and laws, for a South Dakota mother of two to get abortion…
May 5, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The husband of a Black woman who died hours after childbirth in 2016 sued Cedars-Sinai Medical
May 4, 2022
Though the draft opinion could change, Democrats and Republicans pledged action, and battles that could play out in the states.
May 3, 2022
The mother of Cheslie Kryst will join Jada Pinkett Smith at the red table on Wednesday to talk about her…
May 3, 2022
The American Academy of Pediatrics said it is putting all its guidance under the microscope to eliminate “race-based” medicine.
May 3, 2022
The Supreme Court keeps secrets — until Monday, when Politico published what it said is a draft of an opinion…
May 1, 2022
According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, Black doctors made up just 5% of active physicians in the U.S.…
April 30, 2022
The FDA's recently proposed ban on menthol cigarettes prompts researchers to call out the history advertisements targeting Black communities.
April 29, 2022
Though restrictions, including mask mandates, have eased, the increased risk continues for Blacks and Hispanics.
April 29, 2022
Appearing on "The View," the NBA legend shared how Dr. Anthony Fauci helped him understand and treat HIV after his…
April 27, 2022
Spelman College has chosen Helene Gayle, an epidemiologist who spent decades fighting AIDS and HIV, as its president.
April 25, 2022
For all the harm that COVID-19 has wrought, a silver lining in this dark cloud that still hangs over our…