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8-Year-Old With Leukemia Sells Lemonade To Pay For Medical Bills – BlackDoctor.org
She was eight years old when her life changed forever. Now 17, Za’Raya Blunt — lovingly known as “RisingRaya” —…
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5 Black Clinical Trials FAQs, Answered – BlackDoctor.org
Clinical trials (also called medical research and research studies) are used to determine whether new drugs/treatments are both safe and…
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Digital Violence Is Real — Here’s What It Looks Like – BlackDoctor.org
The harm doesn’t have to happen in person to be real. In today’s always-online world, violence has found new ways…
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Amyloidosis: 3 Warning Signs Doctors Don’t Warn Patients About – BlackDoctor.org
Heart failure is a serious condition — but sometimes, what looks like ordinary heart failure is actually something else entirely.…
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Top 6 Diseases Killing Black Men – BlackDoctor.org
With so many deaths of Black men in their 50’s lately (rappers, entertainers, and singers like D’Angelo) in America, the…
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World Mental Health Day 2025: How Taraji and Charlamagne Are Changing the Conversation – BlackDoctor.org
For years, World Mental Health Day has been about raising awareness, breaking stigma, sharing stats, and posting quotes. But this…
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D’Angelo, Black Men, and The Silent Killer We Can’t Ignore – BlackDoctor.org
(Photo credit: Instagram fan page) My uncle, who suffered from pancreatic cancer, said this to me one day and with…
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D’Angelo, Award-Winning R&B Icon, Passes Away at 51 – BlackDoctor.org
(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) The music world just became a little less soulful today.D’Angelo, the smooth, soul-sinning, super-talented, Grammy-winning…
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Most People’s Hearts Are Older Than They Realize—Is Yours? – BlackDoctor.org
When Dr. Mark T. Loafman, MD, MPH talks about heart health, he doesn’t start with numbers—he starts with names. As…
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How Clinical Trials Make Black Families Healthier – BlackDoctor.org
Historically, Black Americans have had a mistrust of doctors and the medical community. And consequently, we participate in clinical trials…
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