For women, having ADHD can come with many obstacles and in mid-life, major life transitions can either make them or break them. ... Read More
Health Conditions
Sickle Cell 101: How And When To Seek Help
Do you know how to handle sickle cell emergencies? Can you recognize the symptoms of a sickle cell emergency? What do you know about ... Read More
Jada Pinkett-Smith on Alopecia, Shaving Her Head and the Slap Heard Around the World
Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith have been in the spotlight a lot lately, and it's not always been in a good way. The latest news involves ... Read More
Former Playboy Model Jumps Off A Building Killing Herself & 7-Year-Old Son
In a heart wrenching true story of domestic violence and gruesome custody battles, former Playboy centerfold Stephanie Adams jumped to her ... Read More
10 Ways to Be More Mindful Right Now
With everything going on in the world right now, it’s always nice when I’m able to take a few minutes out of the day to burn my incense, ... Read More
Major Health Epidemic Spells Double-Trouble for HIV-Infected Individuals
While we have been discussing the microbiome, we have a golden opportunity to show how it can influence the development of other types of ... Read More
Clinical Trials Uncovered: Building Trust in the Black Community
One of the things I think has been a tremendous barrier in participation to research has been trust and awareness. If we look back a little ... Read More
AHA: Blood Test Could Offer Life-and-Death Clues for Black Diabetics
It is no secret that there is a strong genetic component to type 1 and type 2 diabetes, this holds solid in the African American community ... Read More
Type 1 Diabetes Could Be Causing Your Muscle Weakness
The facts are clear. According to The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the diabetes epidemic sweeping the ... Read More
Interested in Participating in Clinical Trails? Look To Twitter To Be Recruited
For years, studies have found that Black people have a profound mistrust of doctors and scientists. Consequently, we participate in clinical ... Read More
Early Stop of Antipsychotics May Lead to Poor Outcomes in Schizophrenia
Addressing mental health in the Black community is one thing, but following through with seeking treatment and continuing on with it until ... Read More
Have You Thought About Seeing a Therapist?
“There’s a melancholy in me that never goes away. I’m 50% happy and 50% sad at any given moment.” - Billy Bob Thorton As a humanist, ... Read More
