Jourdan Dunn to Bring Awareness to Sickle Cell Anemia
The supermodel's son was diagnosed with the blood disorder....
Young People Are Suffering More Strokes
A recent CDC report finds that the incidence of strokes has risen sharply among young men and women...
World Sickle Cell Day Is Today, June 19
Between 90 to 100,000 Americans are estimated living with sickle-cell disease, many of them African...
Sickle Cell Disease Connected to Strokes in Children
Children who suffer from sickle cell disease — a painful inherited blood disorder — and also have a...
Study: Uterine Fibroids Cost U.S. Billions
A new study finds that uterine fibroids cost the U.S. as much as $34 billion annually — with the le...
NBA and Hip Hop Stars Gather for American Heart Association Fundraiser
The event raised money for sickle cell anemia research....
Should I Be Physically Active During My Pregnancy? | Body and Soul
(www.BlackDoctor.org) -- Almost all women can and should be physically active during pregnancy. Tal...
Unwrapping the Gift of a Healthier You! | Body and Soul
We note the passing of time each year by the holidays and anniversaries we celebrate. Most of our c...
Ed Koch, Mayor Who Became a Symbol of NYC, Dies
Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch died at 2 a.m. Friday from congestive heart failure....
Commentary: New York Teacher Receives Racist Hate Mail
Greta Hawkins, a Black New York City elementary school principal, received racist hate mail for tak...
This Day in Black History: July 25, 1972
The U.S. government acknowledged its role in the Tuskegee syphilis experiment on July 25, 1972....
T-Boz to Make Comeback in New Reality Show
The TLC star will have her own series, Totally T-Boz....
EXCLUSIVE: Q&A With Prodigy
The Mo'Nique Show content team sits down with Prodigy, one half of the legendary Mobb Deep to discu...
Blacks Less Likely to Get Bone Marrow Transplants
The 411 on leukemia, African-Americans and transplants....
FDA Panel Backs First New Lupus Drug in 50 Years
ADELPHI, Md. – Federal health experts on Tuesday voted in favor of the first new drug to trea...
African-American Organ Donor Pool Is Shallow
The donor pool for African Americans in need of organs is much shallower than it is for whites, and...
Obama Adviser Broderick Johnson Says This Election is Personal
Obama advisor Broderick Johnson says if President Obama loses in November, African-Americans will l...
Philadelphia Eagles Receiver Jeremy Maclin Tests Negative After Cancer Scare
Maclin given a clean bill of health after weeks of speculation....
ER doctors: Lawsuit fears lead to overtesting
ER doctors: Lawsuit fears lead to overtesting...
Black Ex-Soldier, Single Mom, Arrested for Desertion
Single mom arrested for leaving the Army....
