Black women are more likely to develop peripheral artery disease. Cases of PAD tend to start in younger women, and in Black ...

Across the country, Black women are about three times as likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause as women of other races ...

These physicians have dedicated their careers to fighting for health equity, ensuring that quality care isn't just a ...

From Medical school to residency to fellowship and now as a practicing surgeon, she's faced many roadblocks, but that’s only encouraged her.

What Now' second annual summit, experts discussed social media, misinformaiton and influencers in health advocacy.

Taking care of others is what Bennett has done since 1964 when she graduated from the Perelman School of Medicine. She didn't ...

Black women are more than twice as likely as white women to die from pregnancy related causes (doi:10.1136/bmj.r226).1 This inequality isn’t fully explained by socioeconomic factors. The explanation ...

Mississippi, a state known for rich culture and strong heritage, also faces some of the nation’s most glaring health disparities. Among them is the inequity in cervical cancer prevention and treatment ...

A true American pioneer, Dr. Susan McKinney Steward was the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in the state of New ...

When J D Harris (1833–84) began studying medicine in 1863, there were few African American doctors whose paths he could follow. The first university-trained African American physician, James McCune ...

Vernis Jackson, who died at 92, is remembered for contributions to local Black history efforts and as a teacher in Portsmouth ...

Prohibited from serving with the U.S. Army as a medical officer, Barbara Stimson was commissioned by the British—and helped open the American military to female doctors By Catherine Musemeche ...