An Open Letter to Men of Color
At the outset, I am reaching out to make sure you’re OK, because it’s been a crazy couple of weeks for us. It’s been crazy...
Category : Doc’s Tips
Getting Black Folks to the Best Lung Cancer Screening
The usage of low-dosage CT scans to screen for lung cancer has grown over the past decade, to the point where it is recommended by...
COVID-19 Research on Black Women Gets Personal
Michelle Albert, like most of us, has plenty of questions about the global COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike most of us, she’s doing more than wondering. She’s...
hATTR: No Longer a Rare Diagnosis
You’ve probably not heard much about amyloidosis, a group of conditions caused by the buildup in the body of misfolded transthyretin (TTR) proteins called amyloid...
Keep Children Safe During COVID-19
One of the less scary aspects of the coronavirus pandemic is its effect on children. According to the Mayo Clinic, children of all ages can...
Are Asthma Sufferers More Likely to Get COVID-19?
COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by a coronavirus. That means it can affect your lungs, throat, and nose. For asthma sufferers, infection with the...
Kirk Campbell, M.D.: Better FSGS Treatment Options Through Clinical Trials
Diseases can damage the glomeruli, the tiny filtering units inside your kidney where blood is cleaned. Called glomerular diseases, they can have many different causes....
Dr. Icilma Fergus: Coronavirus Q&A
On April 1, 2020, Icilma “Dr. Icy” Fergus, M.D., a cardiologist an associate professor at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York and past president...
Coronavirus: A Matter of Health and Economics
It’s been said more than once that when white America gets a cold, black folks catch pneumonia. Coronavirus has not shown any mercy—crashing the stock...
Navigating Medical Deserts
A zip code has become a life or death matter. Families that live more than an hour from a hospital may face a death sentence...
