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 nerves. This, in turn, can help improve blood circulation, which ultimately ...

At 32 years old, Katrece Nolan was playing with her son on the floor. Something felt off to her. One of her breasts felt swollen and strange but when she felt the area, there wasn’t a lump. Katrece ...

In the not-so-distant past, the road for adults with Down syndrome was lined with limited expectations. Can you believe that people once thought someone with Down syndrome would only live for about 10 ...

Changes in the consistency, color, smell, or frequency of stools are often the first clue that a person with UC is moving from a period of low disease activity (remission) to an active flare.

Naturally, a conversation about mental health and the growing awareness around suicide amongst Black men must acknowledge the lost lives of our brothers Don Cornelius, Lee Thompson Young, Freddie E, ...

Netflix & Learn might not sound quite as cool as the more popular phrase "Netflix & Chill," but anytime a film can entertain and educate it's worth a watch. "Breathe," executive produced by Angela ...

For, sickle cell warrior, Yetunde, life didn’t begin at birth—it began in 2009, when she received a bone marrow transplant ...

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 ...

Approximately 7 million African Americans experience mental illness in a given year, according to Mental Health America, but only a small fraction get adequate treatment. Psychiatry.org notes just one ...

Black voices were front and center on the opening day of the Democratic National Convention, as Black leaders and lawmakers passionately advocated for Kamala Harris, while delivering energetic ...

Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson showed his love for basketball at an early age and started playing the game in eighth grade. Still, it wasn’t until he was 15 that he was given the nickname that would stick ...