Health

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 […]

by Mary Toscano, BDO Nutritionist & Contributor 1. If you’re on a diet, you can go off it. This is a major reason diets don’t work: They are temporary. Eating right is for a lifetime. […]

By Dr. Lucille Ridgill Alzheimer’s disease (the most common type of dementia) is the 6th leading cause of death among White people, but the 4th leading cause of death for Black people like me. The […]

Dr. Maya Johnston-Stone, BDO Health Contributor The entertainment world was in shock this past weekend as the news of actor Chadwick Boseman, who played many iconic characters such as Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall, James Brown, […]

SOURCE: Blackdoctor.org With modern medicine finally confirming the long-held healing power of honey, which has been found to be more effective than antibiotics or over-the-counter medications in treating coughs and colds, it is a great […]

SOURCE: Blackdoctor.org During this time of the coronavirus, local and state governments have all issued their own ruling about the need to wear face masks. With that, people have been creative in making your own […]

By Jasmine Browley, BDO By now, nearly every ailment you can think of has some treatment tie-in to CBD or THC. From cancer patient pain management to prevention of degenerative disorders, CBD is starting to […]