Researchers from NYC's Health Department found that Caribbean and African immigrants in their city have fewer health problems such as asthma and obesity compared to US-born Blacks.

Xavier University of Louisiana, located in a western neighborhood of New Orleans, produces the highest number of Black medical students in the nation, the New York…

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The years 1865 through the mid-1960’s were the prime decades of the Black hospital movement. During that time, when most hospitals with adequate equipment were…

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Dr. Aleron Kong is a Morehouse-trained internist who comes by his medical prowess honestly – his parents are doctors Stephanie and Waine Kong. The youngest…

A study on obesity in adolescents found that Black girls’ physical activity declines at twice the rate of white girls as they reach adulthood. SEE ALSO: 10 Most Watched YouTube Videos Of 2011

Roland Martin talks to E. Faye Williams of the National Congress of Black Women about how to get your man to go to the doctor. She also speaks about how to improve your lifestyle and better your health. [ooyala 9sZDl2MjqRTcq4Ph3D3AY9QJt4H4Qevm 610 343 0 nolink]

It seems that even diet products can’t keep you slim nowadays. A new study shows that diet soda dangerously bloats your waistline and raises your blood sugar, according to the University of Texas Health Center. Over a decade, 70 percent of those who drank diet soda in comparison to those who didn’t, had a 70 […]