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Johns Hopkins Boasts All-Black Surgical Residents to Lead Trauma and Acute Surgery

The placement is a first for the hospital and highlights efforts to expand representation in high-stakes surgical training.
02/19/2026
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Valerie Montgomery Rice, Morehouse Med School President, Explains COVID Vaccine.

Valerie Montgomery Rice explains her support for the vaccine
03/18/2021

This Week in Black History: The First Black Woman to Receive an M.D.

Do you know Rebecca Crumpler?
02/26/2015
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Health Rewind: Is Weight Training Key to Losing Belly Fat?

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Health Rewind: Breast Cancer Rates Up Among Black Women

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Students Should Know Their Rights

Health Rewind: Can Obesity Keep You Out of Grad School?

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Alicia Keys Wants To Empower Women

Health Rewind: Alicia Keys Wants To Empower Women

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Health Care Spending Nationally Remained Slight, Government Reports - According to a report by the Obama Administration, spending on health care nationally rose by a relatively modest 3.9 percent in 2010 for the second consecutive year, a reflection of Americans postponing visits to doctors and lower prescription drug purchases.(Photo: The Press-Register / Landov)

Black Physicians to Recruit Blacks for Medical School

Numbers are increasing, but more are still needed.
01/26/2012

This Day in Black History: Dec. 30, 1892

Dr. Miles V. Lynk publishes the first Black medical journal.
12/30/2011
People of Color Underestimate Their Cancer Risk

Your Breast Cancer Treatment Options

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