Category : Parenting/ Health

How 4 Black Doctors Are Shaping Vaccine Confidence In Our Community

In a candid and insightful panel discussion, BlackDoctor.org brought four prominent Black health care professionals together to discuss the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly focusing on vaccine confidence and health equity in...

The Unbreakable Bond of Two Siblings Living with Sickle Cell

Photo: Children’s Nebraska Growing up with sickle cell disease (SCD) means navigating a complex journey marked by resilience. As children with SCD mature, they face new physical and emotional challenges, including the increasing complications o...

A 10-Year Trial Found a Diet to Help Prevent Alzheimer’s in Black Americans

Cognitive decline, a gradual deterioration of mental abilities, is a growing concern worldwide. For Black Americans, this issue is particularly significant due to historical and ongoing health disparities. Factors such as systemic racism, limite...

A 10-Year Trial Found That This Diet Can Help Prevent Alzheimer’s in Black Americans

Should I Use Vaseline For My Psoriasis?

Petroleum jelly, like Vaseline, can help treat and moisturize psoriasis. Here are some other topical treatments you can try instead. Most likely, you’ve tried a lot of different ways to treat your plaque psoriasis (PsO). Most likely, many of t...

4 Ways to Fight Stress During This Election Season

The 2024 election season is underway and emotions are running high on both sides. According to the American Psychiatric Organization, 73 percent of adults in the United States are feeling anxious about the election this November. No doubt, this yea...

6 Things to Consider Before You Take TikTok’s Latest Supplement Recommendation

We all love TikTok. Well, at the very least, we use it often, and while it’s easy to take what we hear and see at face value, there’s often more than meets the eye. Take supplements for example. If you watch TikTok, you might think that every sup...

3 Reasons Why Black Women Are Living Longer

For years, the public has bought into the notion that the Black community is at risk of several health fatalities. Science even argues that we are disproportionately at a disadvantage health-wise. Black women have especially been the focal point of...

Pilates for Black Girls: A 30-Day Routine to Strengthen and Tone Your Body

Pilates is a fantastic way to strengthen, tone, and connect with your body through mindful movement. For Black women, it offers an opportunity to cultivate core strength, improve flexibility, and achieve a sense of balance, both physically and menta...

CDC’s Latest Heads Up: Black People Can Get Lice, Too

Many explanations exist for why Black individuals acquire head lice less commonly. Science is less productive. Dr. King says, “Any theories are based on data from observational studies. And there have been conflicting data in different studies.”Sampl...

An NFL Widow’s Fight: ‘Until There’s a Cure, I’m Not Going Anywhere’

Photo: Kimberly Alexander Multiple myeloma, a rare and aggressive blood cancer, disproportionately affects Black Americans—who make up only 14 percent of the U.S. population but represent 20 percent of all multiple myeloma patients, a figure expected...

This One-of-a-Kind Cannabis Clinical Trial Could Ease Chemo-Induced Nausea

Cannabis extract taken by the mouth could potentially provide additional relief for patients with chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), according to the results of a first-of-its-kind phase 2/3 study published in the Journal of Clinical O...

Why Are So Many Young Black Adults Getting Cancer?

What’s causing all this cancer? Especially among young Black folks, what’s leading to this? While it’s not uncommon for older individuals to develop cancer or face more aggressive forms and diagnoses, how could this be happening among young people? ...

I Don’t Know Which Black Parent Needs to Hear This, But You’re Stressing Your Kid Out

Alright now, I’m sure the title alone has pulled you in and now you are intrigued. So since you’re here, let’s talk. When you read the title, you were probably like, “Who is she talking to like that?” Or you may have been like, “Hmm, car...

Op-Ed: Protecting Quality Care for Dialysis Patients

As a nephrologist, it is my mission to promote equal healthcare access and to end racial disparities in the care of patients with kidney disease. More than 37 million Americans have chronic kidney disease (CKD), and Black people are disproportionate...