health care

Op-Ed: How We Can Reimagine Black Maternal Health in the Changed Landscape of Dobbs

With the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and the dangers it presents, now is the time to rethink how we approach the issue.
03/01/2023

Study: Black Men Face Higher Risk Of Prostate Cancer Than All Other Racial Groups

The American Cancer Society has blamed structural racism for disparities in cancer mortality rates.
01/06/2023

The Tuskegee Experiment: How Leading Researchers Are Rebuilding The Black Community’s Trust In Medicine

In a conversation with BET.com, Dr. David Hodge of Tuskegee’s Bioethics Center, offers a new framework for viewing the 40-year study that victimized hundreds of Black men in the name of science.
08/05/2022

Study: Black, Hispanic Americans More Likely To View COVID-19 Masks As Essential

Blacks and Latinos have died from the virus at disproportionately higher rates than other communities.
07/08/2022

LA Hospital Sued For Racism In Death Of Black Mother

"This is sloppy. It was butchery," says the attorney for her husband Charles Johnson.
05/06/2022

Ex-NFL Player Clinton Portis Receives Prison Sentence In Fraud Scheme

Prosecutors say the former star running back was part of $2.9 million crime ring of retired players.
01/07/2022

Watch Trump Learn the Hard Way Not to Interrupt Black Woman At Town Hall

The president did not convince anyone with his remarks
09/16/2020

People Are Slamming New Trumpcare Plan That Will Leave 23 Million Uninsured by 2026

Old, poor or those with pre-existing conditions will suffer.
05/25/2017

Miss USA 'Clarifies' Her Health Care Response And People Are Calling BS

People say Kara McCullough is bowing to criticism.
05/15/2017

Here's What You Need to Know About the Senate's Proposed Revisions to the GOP Health Care Bill

Four Republican Senators have already opposed the draft.
05/04/2017

Prayers Up: Mariah Carey Rushed to the Hospital

The singer is hooked up to IVs.
12/02/2015