Why Won’t Most Americans Join a Clinical Trial?
Do you truly know the benefits that can come from participating in a clinical trial? More of us know all the reasons of why it wouldn’t be a good idea,…
Obesity Warps The Shape & Function of Young Hearts
When it comes to your health, bigger isn’t always better. In the Black community, we love our hips, curves and extra junk in the trunk. It’s naturally on us and…
Moms Who Smoked as Teens More Likely to Deliver Smaller Babies
After falling 8 percent from 2007 to 2014, the preterm rate has increased for the second year in a row according to new data from the CDC’s National Center for…
Lung Cancer Screening’s Downside Not Discussed Enough
Yes, the idea of potentially having lung cancer is a terrifying thought. However, a new report suggests that the potential risks of lung cancer screenings are often left out when…
Lung Cancer One of Many Reasons Not to Smoke
About 189,910 new cancer cases were expected to be diagnosed among Blacks in 2016. One of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the black community is lung cancer. Black men,…
Early Onset Type 1 Diabetes Linked to Heart Disease & Shorter Life
Diabetes continues to present a serious burden among the Black youth of today. From the ages of 10 and younger, Black adolescents are significantly impacted by both type 1 and…
Blood Sugar Spikes Seen in Seemingly Healthy People
If it’s not one thing, it’s another. So, you’ve finally put down the fried chicken and said no to your favorite sugary drinks. Well, turns out, you can still be…
3 Out Of 4 Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure by 55
According to a new study, a startling 75 percent of black people in the United States develop high blood pressure by the age of 55. That’s a far higher rate…
Taraji P. Henson Launches Foundation To Fight Black Mental Health Issues
Academy Award and Emmy Award-nominated actress and recently engaged Taraji P. Henson launched The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation (BLHF) in honor of her late father in order to help eradicate…
NYU Is Making Medical School FREE!
Let’s be real, graduate school and anything past high school is expensive. People in the U.S. go into serious debt when it comes to education, especially medical school. According to…