Myths surrounding the "strong Black women" can create needless pain and confusion. It can ultimately keep people from getting proper treatment. "In many ways, I do think that there is a greater stigma ...

Back pain is a widespread health condition, so much so that eight in every 10 people experience upper, mid, or lower back pain at some point in their lives. For Black individuals, however, the journey ...

Almost 400,000 women die of heart disease in the United States each year, and a large percentage of them are black females. In fact, diseases of the heart and circulation, which include heart attacks, ...

Menopause is high on the list of unavoidable life changes that women will go through. If you’re getting older, it’s important to know what signs to look for and how to deal with them well. With the ...

New research conducted by scientists at Northwestern University has found that Black men may have a genetic advantage in immunotherapy treatments for prostate cancer. Black men are more likely to have ...

Okay, I am a doctor so I’ve got to get some of the nerdy doctor stuff out of the way. Before we discuss depression, we really should define what depression is. Depression is not just feeling blue or ...

As the world grapples with the resurgence of COVID-19, the importance of a robust immune system cannot be overstated. Our immune system is our first line of defense against viruses and illnesses, ...

Most Americans aren't planning for how they'll pay for a nursing home or at-home care should they need it when they're old, disabled or chronically sick. Yet it is estimated that 2-in-5 among us will ...

For the past two months the hashtag #BlackSexualHealthMatters has been a major push of the National Coalition for Sexual Health (NCSH) and the campaign couldn't come at a greater time. The NCSH, which ...

The village needs healing. Suicide ranked 14th as a cause of death among Black children in 1993-1997, but increased to 9th in 2008 - 2012. In a 2015 study published in JAMA Pediatrics looking at ...

As the leader of the National Medical Association, I have the responsibility to provide a perspective to our constituents on key issues in Medicine that are important to us and to the patients whom we ...

Clinical trials are research that involve human participants. They involve intervention that could be a medication or a treatment. It could be a surgery surgical procedure, or it could be a medical ...