Clinical trials are essential for advancing medical treatments, yet participation from Black communities remains low due to misinformation.

New research conducted by scientists at Northwestern University has found that Black men may have a genetic advantage in immunotherapy treatments for prostate cancer. Black men are more likely to have ...

Blood pressure is more than just numbers your doctor writes on a chart. To explain it, Dr. Shawna Nesbitt, medical director of the Hypertension Clinic at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, talks about ...

For the second time in the last five years, the death of a Brazilian butt lift patient at a cosmetic surgery practice in Miami has led to the doctor being banned from performing such procedures.

Americans live in a culture that glorifies youth. They're surrounded by images of ideal, ageless beauty that are impossible standards to meet. That's one of the reasons they spent an estimated $14.2 ...

"What could happen in this world if it were full of confident, talented, brilliant, bold Black girls who were positioned and prepared to make an impact?" For the answer, the team behind The Beautiful ...

There is nothing I hate more than when someone tells me my skin looks too dry or too shiny. It’s a lopsided insult! In wanting my skin to strike the right balance, I have worked hard to decode the ...

As the leader of the National Medical Association, I have the responsibility to provide a perspective to our constituents on key issues in Medicine that are important to us and to the patients whom we ...

Okay, I am a doctor so I’ve got to get some of the nerdy doctor stuff out of the way. Before we discuss depression, we really should define what depression is. Depression is not just feeling blue or ...

Neo-soul singer D'Angelo had to cancel a much-anticipated concert appearance due to his recovery after surgery ...

Alzheimer's disease seems to develop differently in the brains of black patients than in whites. And, black people seem more likely to suffer different types of brain changes that also contribute to ...

The appearance of psoriasis can vary depending on the color of the skin. Representation of psoriasis on dark skin is often lacking in medical literature. Although psoriasis may have a distinct ...