While well-known risk factors dominate health discussions, however, there’s a lesser-known culprit that deserves attention: ...

A new blood test uses what is known as biomarkers to identify a person’s Alzheimer’s disease status, changing how we monitor ...

Your skin may be darker, but that doesn’t mean it’s invincible.  A common misconception among the Black community is that ...

You can notice signs of HIV on the tongue during the early and late stages of the infection with the virus. An acute HIV ...

New stem cell therapy offers hope for type 1 diabetes, freeing patients from insulin. Learn why diverse clinical trial ...

Several of the nation’s largest health insurance companies have agreed to ease restrictions around prior authorizations, a ...

Between two Great Migrations and multiple episodes of “white flight” Black people began to carve out their place in America. Over generations, some even helped develop their own Black affluent ...

In recent years, mental health conversations have expanded within the Black community, and Black men are increasingly stepping into the conversation, seeking therapy to address mental health ...

Stroke, the silent assassin, strikes without warning, forever altering lives in its path. For Black women, the threat is especially pronounced, lurking beneath the surface of unique risk factors that ...

Diagnosing and managing deadly hypertensive disorders during pregnancy Imagine you’re in the third trimester of your first pregnancy. You’re healthy. Everything has gone well so far, nothing out of ...

Even if you love your natural curls, you might be interested in switching things up with a straight style. When you think about straightening your hair, though, the thought of damaging it might be a ...

Fibroids, or uterine leiomyomas, are not cancerous. But that doesn’t mean they can’t cause problems. Affecting up to 80 percent of women by age 50, fibroids come in all shapes and sizes. For many ...