Category : Parenting/ Health

Clinical Trials for a Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Are Underway

Pancreatic cancer is a strong enemy to Black health, and it often comes with a dismal prognosis. However, a new wave of optimism is surging with the exploration of innovative vaccine therapies. These clinical trials are promising for the future of p...

Find Free or Reduced-Cost Local Community Resources With Help From Cedars-Sinai

BlackDoctor.org’s health system partner, Cedars-Sinai, recognizes that social conditions impact overall health. Living conditions such as financial insecurity, unstable housing, violence and loneliness can determine whether a patient is able to take...

Nia Long: Secret to Sex in 3 Simple Words

(Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images) Actress Nia Long became notable in the ’90s with her roles in “Boyz in the Hood”, “Friday”, and “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”. She then pretty much became a househ...

Gabrielle Union Reveals Her Go-To ‘Build A Booty’ Move

Gabrielle Union/(Photo by Aaron Davidson/Getty Images for American Express Platinum) When Gabrielle Union isn’t taking charge on our screens, running a thriving haircare business, or traveling across the globe with her equally stylish hubby, ba...

Mandisa Died of Class III Obesity: What Black Women Should Know

Jason Kempin/Getty Images Grammy Award-winning singer and American Idol alum Mandisa died from complications associated with class III obesity. The 47-year-old was found deceased by friends in her Franklin, Tennessee home on April 18, with her death...

My Story: Black, Beautiful, And Living With Bipolar Disease

“I’m not crazy.” “I am NOT crazy.” “I’m not crazy, I think.” “Maybe I am crazy.” I have said all of these words and maybe more to avoid accepting the fact that at the age of 24, I was diagnosed with Bipolar I Disorder. At that time I was recently ma...

Understanding Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Clinical Trials for Black Women

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive form of breast cancer that tests negative for the three molecular components of breast cancer cells: estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, and human epidermal growth factor protein (HER2)....

9 Foods You SHOULD Super Size!

Remember the documentary “Super Size Me” where the director discovered how bad it is for you to eat a certain fast food restaurant’s food? He even super-sized it every time an employee asked him to. Supersizing a meal is no longer...

Is it Time to Normalize Man Weaves?

It’s true, you are getting older, and the men around you are getting older. It’s okay; we’re all getting older. With that honesty being at the center of life, however, we have to be sensitive that people’s acceptance of age d...

Why We Need Black Men for Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials

Finding out you have been diagnosed with prostate cancer can cause unwarranted stress and anxiety especially if you are unfamiliar with the diagnosis, what caused it or your next steps for treatment. The journey towards understanding and managing th...

Why Are Black Cancer Patients Frailer Than Their Peers?

Older Black American cancer patients have higher rates of frailty and disability than their white peers, which may help explain why Black patients also have higher cancer death rates, new research suggests. The researchers noted that Black patients...

Knotless Styles You Should Try This Summer

I’ve been a box braids girlie for about five years now. When I was younger, I used to hate box braids but that’s only because I didn’t know what to do with them. I usually had them black and straight down my back, barely passing my shoulder blades....