Good Health Goes Beyond Having A Doctor And Insurance
Part of Dr. Aletha Maybank’s medical training left a sour taste in her mouth. Her superiors told her not to worry about nonmedical issues affecting...
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What Is the All of Us Research Program? All of Us is a new research program from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The goal...
Clinical Trials Advocate Lisa Valtierra shares Why the Lack of Participation is a Public Health Issue
Lisa Valtierra, Valtierra Consulting, explains why the lack of data representing diverse patients could lead to worse health outcomes The persistent lack of diversity among...
Brendan Murphy AMA Wire Atlanta psychiatrist Patrice A. Harris will take the helm of American Medical Association after being elected president Tuesday at the Annual...
A Conversation with Dr. Edith Mitchell: Four Things to Know About Triple Negative Breast Cancer
By Kellee Terrell Dr. Edith Mitchell, renowned oncologist and researcher from Philadelphia’s Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, gives us the 411 on...
Everyone we know has someone within their circle of family and friends that has had a stroke. Unfortunately, African Americans are more impacted by stroke...
Black Health Matters Joins in Solidarity with Lupus Patients at the Walk to End Lupus Now Event, April 21, 2018, Atlanta, Georgia African Americans struggle...
Protecting yourself from sun exposure is an essential part of managing lupus. Many people living with lupus experience sun sensitivity, even if they are exposed...
Significantly fewer African Americans, Hispanics, Asians and non-Hispanic whites say “lack of trust” is a reason why individuals do not participate in clinical trials, indicating...
In 2003, Jeffrey Zuttah was captain of his state championship football team and an academic whiz kid who dreamed of playing college football. An All-American,...
