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According to Statista, over 141 million Americans reported using artificial sweeteners in 2020. They further projected that this number would…

Clinical Trials

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Clinical trials are when a team of scientists and doctors tries a new medical treatment, drug, device or method on…

Mental Health

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“I’m fine.” “I’m good.” “I’ll be alright.” We’ve all heard it—and many of us have said it—when we were absolutely…

Celebrity Health

Comedian Deon Cole Recovering After Medical Emergency!

Barry Anderson

May 1, 2025

Comedian Deon Cole has dropped out as the headliner for the Laugh Africa Comedy Festival that took place this past…

Endometriosis

I Knew My Body, But It Took a Decade for Doctors to Believe Me

Jasmine Smith

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Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS)

HS? Here’s How to Look & Feel Your Best No Matter What

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They say to ‘love the skin you're in,’ but what if that skin is causing serious problems? While we all…

Home Health

356,000 Deaths Linked to This Plastic Chemical—Is Your Home Safe?

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A new global study is sounding the alarm on something most of us use every day without a second thought:…

Addiction & Substance Use

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Derrick Lane

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Alcohol poisoning occurs when a person consumes an excessive amount of alcohol. Alcohol can depress or stop nerve signals that…

HIV/AIDS

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Dr. Phillip Gould

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Early symptoms of HIV infection, often occurring 2-4 weeks after exposure, are often mistaken for the flu or other common…

How to Find a Clinical Trial That Actually Works for You

Tamieka Welsh

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Weight Loss

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Living with Kidney Disease

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 33 percent of the people on Medicare who have kidney…

Brain and Nervous System

Support That Looks Like Us: Therapies, Groups, and Programs for Black Families

Dominique Lambright

April 30, 2025

When a Black child is diagnosed with autism, the journey doesn’t stop at the diagnosis. In many ways, that’s just…

Clinical Trials

How I Advocated For Myself to Join a Breast Cancer Clinical Trial

Taylyn Washington-Harmon

April 30, 2025

When Latoya Bolds-Johnson, a then 37-year-old physician assistant and mother of three, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast…

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