New hope is on the horizon in the fight against cancer. At this year’s American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual ...

These could be signs of hepatic encephalopathy, often shortened to HE—a serious but often misunderstood complication of liver ...

According to new data, a staggering 74% of colorectal cancer patients struggle to find someone who understands what they’re ...

New psoriasis drug Zoryve approved. How to use & why Black American participation in clinical trials is vital for health ...

Okay, I am a doctor so I’ve got to get some of the nerdy doctor stuff out of the way. Before we discuss depression, we really should define what depression is. Depression is not just feeling blue or ...

John C. Lipman, MD, FSIR reached out to me after writing the "Living with Fibroids: Surgery Isn't The Only Way To Stop Them" article here on Blackdoctor.org, and it was a pleasure hearing about his ...

Interestingly, research shows that about 73 percent of Black people express an interest in quitting and another 63 percent try to step away from cigarettes within the past year. Despite these high ...

While most people get diagnosed with asthma at an early age, that’s not the case for everyone. Some people can develop asthma later in life as all of the causes of this lifelong respiratory illness ...

Since the dawn of humanity, the search for eternal youth and beauty has been a daunting one. Countless beauty products, procedures, and exercises have been recommended when attempting to fight Father ...

Approximately 7 million African Americans experience mental illness in a given year, according to Mental Health America, but only a small fraction get adequate treatment. Psychiatry.org notes just one ...

Alisha Bridges has lived with Plaque Psoriasis (PsO) and Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) for almost three decades. At seven years old, she started experiencing itchy, flaky, inflamed skin, which led to a ...

Autoimmune disease symptoms vary greatly depending on which part of the body is affected, but some common symptoms include ...