5 Black Medical Pioneers Who Helped Shape Healthcare

Black History Month, Innovations, Learn Something New, Show Appreciation

This year we acknowledge all Black scholars and medical practitioners who have created an influential impact in our lives today. As the 2022 theme of Black History Month is Black Health and Wellness, we focus on Black individuals who made a difference in medicine with their discoveries and accomplishments. I have always been motivated by…

How Being a Mother can be Particularly Life-Threatening for Black Women

Dialogues, Editorials, Health, Interesting Stuff, Life, News, News, Social Issues, Youth Perspectives

Compared to white women, black mothers die at three times the rate during childbirth. Racism in healthcare has consistently failed women of colour. History of inhumane experiments on slaves has institutionalized stereotypes regarding how black people should be cared for. Many doctors still hold the belief that African Americans can handle more pain, leading to…