February 6, 2020Atrial fibrillation in African Americans, also called "A Fib", effects one in nine before the age of 80 and is the…
December 29, 2019While cleaning a closet I found this article from the Plain Dealer about my 6th grade teacher Elizabeth Clarke. Mrs.…- October 25, 2019Hospitals across this nation use protocols and algorithms aimed at improving outcomes in their patients, but because of nuanced differences…
- May 8, 2018Prostate cancer in African American men is more deadly, occurs more often, and can be easily detected by a blood…
- February 25, 2018Love kids not guns It’s silly that I have to write an article about something so obvious: Love your kids,…
- October 19, 2017The Tuskegee Syphilis Study (originally called "Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male") was originally formed to record…
- October 16, 2017Almost half of people between 18 and 35 have tattoos, and almost one in four regrets it, according to a…
- October 8, 2017With the startling death of Prince at the age of 57, many began to reflect on the seemingly 'premature' death…
- June 25, 2017With the availability of home genetic testing kits from companies such as “23andMe” and “Ancestry DNA,” more people will be…
- February 13, 2017There are racial disparities in sleep with African Americans having a shorter sleep duration, a harder time falling asleep, and a…
