FIGHTING STIGMA, AND OTHER THINGS MY ANCESTORS TAUGHT ME ...

Cervical cancer is the 15th leading cause of cancer deaths among women in Florida, but it is the easiest gynecological cancer to prevent through screening, vaccination and lifestyle changes ...

A recent study shows that Black women with a relatively similar type of hair loss may also be at a high risk of developing fibroids. ...

The nation is having a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad flu season. ...

How hospitals are failing Black mothers ...

“It was really hard to bathe in here, and I found myself not wanting to touch the walls,” she explained. The bathroom is where Brocks-Capla’s son Kareem Jones died in 2013 at age 36, from sickle cell disease. ...

Citing Congress’ failure to restore federal funding of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Alabama plans to drop 7,000 kids from coverage on New Year’s Day. The first step to shutting down coverage for everyone, state officials said Monday. ...

The government lifted a three-year moratorium Tuesday on funding for research into ways that certain viruses can be made more virulent and transmissible, announcing a new plan for assessing applications to study these and other dangerous pathogens ...

While sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a concern for all, statistics show that Black people are particularly at risk. ...

The Nation's annual survey of students reported today marijuana use among all grades was higher than last year, signaling that marijuana use is rising in a growing culture of acceptability. ...