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 ...

Over 41,000 Black men in the U.S. will discover that they have prostate cancer this year. In fact, about one in six will receive a diagnosis of the disease at a certain point in their life. Meanwhile, ...

Americans live in a culture that glorifies youth. They're surrounded by images of ideal, ageless beauty that are impossible standards to meet. That's one of the reasons they spent an estimated $14.2 ...

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 ...

It’s a well-documented medical reality that some patients get worse care simply because of who they are. Women who go to the ER with acute abdominal pain are less likely to receive a painkiller; those ...

As February unfolds, campuses nationwide come alive with vibrant celebrations and meaningful initiatives to honor, commemorate, and to be freely embracing Black History Month. This annual observance ...

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 ...

Alisha Bridges has lived with Plaque Psoriasis (PsO) and Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) for almost three decades. At seven years old, she started experiencing itchy, flaky, inflamed skin, which led to a ...

Black men are more likely to develop and die from prostate cancer than any other ethnic group. Scientists don’t know the exact cause, but it’s believed to be derived from a number of factors. This ...

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 ...

Nurses are oftentimes unsung heroes that are left in the shadows of doctors who get much of the credit. Well, not today. The group of nurses featured below left a beautiful mark on the history of ...

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 ...