Medicine

Use drugs, surgery for obese kids, new guidance advises

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Antibody treatment tested as new tool against malaria

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Alzheimer’s drug shows promise in early results of study

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Race is often used as medical shorthand for how bodies work. Some doctors want to change that.

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Zindzi Thompson, 21, becomes Meharry Medical College’s youngest graduate

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Black Graduates

27 HBCUs awarded $20 million to address health disparities and outcomes

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Cancer

Black Men in White Coats: A doctor’s quest to produce more Black doctors

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Dr. Oz launches #MoreBlackDoctors campaign to end healthcare bias

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Tech leader accuses Alameda Hospital doctor of bias

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Should Black America be worried about Coronavirus?

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Johns Hopkins honors Henrietta Lacks with more than just a speech

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Report: Black doctors are still paid less than their white peers

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Study: Some medical students think black people feel less pain than whites

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Blacks less likely to get weight loss surgery: Is it cultural?

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Ugandans buy life-saving drugs through ‘Avon lady’ business model

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Disney's ‘Doc McStuffins’ reveals changing face of medicine

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New research links being slightly overweight with lower rates of death

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New TLC special profiles obsessive cleaners in 'Neat Freaks'

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Black women and breast cancer: Why are African-American women more likely to die of the disease?

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Study shows blacks more likely to die from sudden cardiac arrest, less likely to receive preventive treatment

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