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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The husband of a Black woman who died hours after childbirth in 2016 sued Cedars-Sinai Medical
According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, Black doctors made up just 5% of active physicians in the U.S.…
The FDA's recently proposed ban on menthol cigarettes prompts researchers to call out the history advertisements targeting Black communities.
Though restrictions, including mask mandates, have eased, the increased risk continues for Blacks and Hispanics.
After beating cancer twice, a 74-year-old woman has married for the first time and she hopes her journey inspires other…
Menthol cigarette brands are going to be phased out by the FDA and they've finally announced a specific plan to…
Moderna wants to be the first pharmaceutical company that provides COVID vaccine shots for the smallest of children.
Spelman College has chosen Helene Gayle, an epidemiologist who spent decades fighting AIDS and HIV, as its president.
For all the harm that COVID-19 has wrought, a silver lining in this dark cloud that still hangs over our…
Nasal vaccines are tricky to develop and it’s not clear how quickly any could become available, but several are in…
Airlines are offering options, including refunds in some cases, for people worried about flying with passengers not wearing face masks.
Soul food is one way—a fundamental way—that Black people have been able to feel a sense of kinship with other…
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf selected Johnson as the fourth person to lead the health department since the start of the…
The research suggests that ongoing health risks in vulnerable communities are at least partly tied to historical structural racism.
A judge voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials.
Oprah Winfrey will partner with the Smithsonian channel on a documentary and other initiatives to explore racial inequities in healthcare.
A new study finds breakthrough COVID cases more likely to occur in pregnant people who have been vaccinated against the…
U.S. health officials are beginning to grapple with how to keep COVID vaccines updated to best protect Americans from COVID…
Ahead of Black Maternal Health Week, Serena Williams details the series of complications that almost ended her life in childbirth.
Research finds a nearly unbreakable chemical compound known as PFAS can expose humans to health problems, including a higher risk…