Category : Parenting/ Health

Is Deep Brain Stimulation An Option For You?

The treatment plan for multiple sclerosis (MS) isn’t the same for everyone. Doctors often personalize your care to include different types of medication, physical therapy, medical procedures, and counseling. If you have significant tremors, one proc...

6 Spring Break Precautions & How To Deal With Them

& Spring break is right around the corner and several precautions need to be taken to ensure the best experience. This is the time when young college students flock to places like Miami, FL and Cancun, MX in droves. They are on a mission to soa...

Michael Strahan’s Daughter Emergency Surgery Due to Brain Cancer Battle

The 19-year-old daughter of Good Morning America host and NFL hall-of-famer Michael Strahan, Isabella Strahan, has been battling brain cancer since last fall. After being diagnosed with medulloblastoma in October and undergoing her first craniotomy t...

An Expert Explains: Caring For Your Mental Health

Mental health expert, Latasha Brown, discusses actionable steps to improve mental health, including physical exercise, self-care, nutrition, and seeking professional help. This video is a part of our series, ‘An Expert Explains’ featuring Latasha Br...

The 10 Best Foods For Diabetes

If you have diabetes, it’s important to have the best foods at your disposal. RELATED: 10 Diabetes Superfoods When you need to eat right, it’s hard not to focus on the foods you CAN’T eat. But when it comes to diabetes, there are c...

Financial Empowerment: How ‘Loud Budgeting’ Can Save You Money

Day-to-day expenses can place a heavy financial burden on individuals, often causing financial strain and uncertainty. Amidst this complexity, a new trend called “loud budgeting” has emerged on TikTok. The trend gained viral attention at...

Ayesha Curry on Geriatric Pregnancy: “Being Told You’re ‘Old’ Feels Alarming & Wild”

PHOTO: COURTESY OF SWEET JULY/CAMILA FALQUEZ Ayesha Curry is sparking a conversation about how people talk about pregnancy as women age. The actress, author and chef recently announced that she and her husband, NBA star Stephen Curry, are expecting t...

When Back Pain Isn’t Just Back Pain: How to Treat Ankylosing Spondylitis

While we’ve learned to recognize pain as the body ringing alarm bells, it’s become easy to ignore and even normalize it as something that eventually subsides. But when that pain brings stiffness and interrupted sleep into your routine, as is the cas...

Breast Cancer Clinical Trials Are Missing Black Women

Good news: There’s been an overall decline in breast cancer deaths over the last 30 years. Bad news: Black women have a mortality rate 41 percent higher than that of White women. These differences are multifactorial, but are partly a result of under...

Eczema or Psoriasis? How to Tell the Difference on Black Skin

It’s not always easy to tell the difference between eczema and psoriasis – especially when it comes to Black skin. While they’re similar skin conditions, there are a few distinct differences that will make it easier to tell which one you’re de...

Lower Your Cholesterol Without Medication

It’s possible to lower your cholesterol without medication. With approximately one in every six adults living with high cholesterol, there’s a good chance that you, the one reading this right now, are one of them. High cholesterol comes with i...

3 Hottest Wellness Retreats for Black Women

Wellness retreats for Black women are on the rise. In case you needed a reminder, Black women NEED to constantly put energy into protecting our minds, bodies, and spirits. Especially those of us who live in the United States in this tumultuous polit...

Know Your Risk: 10 Things Blacks Need to Know About Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal cancer remains a significant health concern, particularly for the Black community, which faces higher incidence rates and lower survival rates compared to the white population. According to a study, Black Americans are about 20 percent mo...

Psoriatic Arthritis: 12 Tests You Need to Know About

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a complex autoimmune condition that affects the joints and skin, often requiring long-term management and careful monitoring. A range of tests is used to diagnose PsA, monitor disease progression, and assess treatment ef...

Kick the Vape: 4 Practical Quitting Alternatives

Whether you’re worried about the underlying health risks that come with nicotine vaping or just want to consider alternatives to vaping nicotine, you can rest assured that you are not alone. In this article, BlackDoctor.Org will go into the six alt...