The vast majority of people with sickle cell disease are Black. Sickle cell researchers, physicians and patients believe these disparities exist – and persist – because of systemic racism.
For African Americans, cultural considerations can significantly shape the way survivors and their communities handle rape.
If black kids are seeing more alcohol ads than their counterparts, is it any wonder that alcohol is their drug of choice?
A controversial abortion bill becomes law in Virginia, the high costs of Alzheimer's, the link between hair relaxers and uterine fibroids and more from our Daily Briefing.
Medical breakthroughs in curing sickle-cell anemia and treating prostate cancer and HIV/AIDS may dramatically improve life for millions of patients, but significant barriers keep many African Americans from receiving this new, high-quality care.
Redefining Alzheimer's disease could dramatically change the way this disease of aging is diagnosed, treated. Plus more from our Daily Briefing.
Reporter Jan Jarvis looks at how black women are dealing with HIV in their community.