September 16, 2026Ask "who was the first doctor in history?" and you'll find a surprising amount of confusion online — including, absurdly,…
September 9, 2026Every Black patient I have ever cared for who developed chronic kidney disease carried the same earlier label on their…- September 9, 2026Black patients face a higher blood clot risk in the hospital and during cancer treatment — and it isn't random.…
- May 31, 2026I have heard it in my office, in barbershops, and at family reunions. A patient gets a concerning lump or…
- May 19, 2026If you are a Black woman in your twenties, thirties, or forties, there is a very real chance that fibroids…
- May 3, 2026For years, we’ve heard a well-intentioned statement repeated in medicine and academia: “Race is a social construct.” At a high…
- May 3, 2026A New Cholesterol Problem? When we talk about cholesterol and heart disease, most people have heard about LDL ("bad" cholesterol)…
- April 19, 2026Here is something that does not get talked about enough: when marijuana is obtained from the illegal street market, you…
- April 4, 2026Gynecomastia vs. Man-Boobs Enlargement of male breast tissue, sometimes called “man-boobs,” is a common but often overlooked condition that can…
- March 26, 2026Diabetes is often framed as either Type 1 or Type 2. But for many patients—particularly in Black communities—that binary framework…
