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Onjalai Brown knows pain. Just a year after losing her sister to triple negative breast cancer, she was diagnosed.
The main factor that influences whether or not you should drain your lesions at home is the state of the lesions. While they ...
Though you can find mosquito repellent on the market, it’s a good idea to have a few natural options that you can use on your ...
With gene therapy in the works, clinical trials for sickle cell disease still lack Black American participants.
Basically, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) therapy uses low-voltage electrical impulses to stimulate your ...
For, sickle cell warrior, Yetunde, life didn’t begin at birth—it began in 2009, when she received a bone marrow transplant ...
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 ...
For the first time in 20 years, the FDA has approved two transformative new treatments for the approximately 100,000 people with sickle cell disease (SCD). One new med will prevent the excruciating ...
John C. Lipman, MD, FSIR reached out to me after writing the "Living with Fibroids: Surgery Isn't The Only Way To Stop Them" article here on Blackdoctor.org, and it was a pleasure hearing about his ...
Many Celebrities are opting for lighter skin these days. What are they truly trying to justify. Are they not happy with their skin or is it a deeper issue? Heres a story about about ..... When ...
When it comes to raising a family, finding the perfect place to call home is a top priority. For Black families, this decision carries even more weight, considering the historical and systemic factors ...
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 ...