Health

by Barry Anderson Long-time comedian, Sinbad, is recovering from a recent stroke, the standup comedian’s family confirmed in a statement to the Associated Press on Monday. “Sinbad is a light source of love and joy […]

ASSOCIATED PRESS Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson has tested positive for the coronavirus. Carson is the first member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet known to have tested positive. The department’s deputy chief of […]

By Iesha Pompey, BlackDoctor.org Contributor The United States set a new all-time high for coronavirus cases confirmed in a single 24-hour period on Friday, reporting just over 100,000 new infections to surpass the record total […]

SOURCE: Blackdoctor.org As the coronavirus pandemic rolls on, pharmaceutical companies everywhere are scrambling to try to get a vaccine or treatment out in order to go back to some type of normalcy. This week, researchers […]

By Iesha Pompey, BlackDoctor.org Contributor Did you grow up thinking pinkeye was the result of rubbing the eye after neglecting to wash your hands? How about a stye on your eye? Did your friends think […]

by Dr. Renee Matthews, BDO Contributing Writer Breast cancer is the most common cancer among African-American women. It is also the second leading cause of cancer deaths among African-American women. Unfortunately, in recent years you […]

By Shawna Davis Asthma attacks can prove deadly to kids, but a study shows that black American children are six times more likely to die of the illness than their white or Hispanic peers. The […]

By Ana Fadich Tomsic, MPH, CHES, Vice President, Men’s Heath Network Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men and will strike approximately 192,000 men this year – and kill more than […]