(Photo credit: Westside Gazette) Army Surgeon General Nadja West is the first female African-American three-star general in US Army history, the highest-ranking woman ever to graduate from West Point, a…
(Photo credit: cbs2chicago.com) Nine years ago, when Martrell Stevens was only five years old, he was a victim of gun violence that left him paralyzed from the waist down. But…
(Photo credit: A. Bettcher/ Getty Images) Beloved comedian, actor and king of comedy, Cedric the Entertainer, alleges that a gas company servicing his home in Southern California has made him…
When making the decision to get pregnant, all parents wish for a safe delivery with a happy, healthy baby at term. Unfortunately, this will not be the end result for…
Keinika and the Carlton girls make health a family affair. Mothers are the first teachers, but they never stop being students either. As a wife and mother of two, Keinika…
Rapper Albert “Prodigy” Johnson, who brought us ’90s hits like “Shook Ones, Part II”, “Quiet Storm” and more, has died. He was only 42. He suffered from health issues throughout…
(Photo credit: BET.com) Singer Monica is on the road to recovery after undergoing surgery for endometriosis–a disease she didn’t know she had until two weeks before the surgery. During surgery,…
Constance Benson has experienced firsthand barriers to proper care in the ED as a patient with SCD. “You’re too pretty to have a disease,” declared the nurse in the emergency…
(Photo credit: DevonandMeagan Instagram) If you were to ask Hollywood couple, actress Meagan Good and Hollywood producer and minister, Devon Franklin, what it feels like to celebrate their fifth wedding…
Cataracts. Oh, that sometimes dreaded word and diagnosis that often takes people by surprise. When I meet with patients to discuss their cataracts and treatment options, I’m often met with…