Nov 25, 2020 | Health & Wellness
By GOOD BLACK NEWS The Clinical Research Forum recognized the Cedars-Sinai’s Smidt Heart Institute with a 2019 Top Ten Clinical Research Achievement Award for its study aimed at developing a blood-pressure control program for African-American men in the comfortable...
Nov 18, 2020 | Health & Wellness
By Ashleigh Atwell A medical student created a handbook to teach physicians how physical symptoms appear on different skin tones. Malone Mukwende, a second-year student at St George’s, University of London, was motivated to create “Mind the Gap” after he noticed a...
Nov 16, 2020 | Health & Wellness
By Nicholas St. Fleur As the U.S. edges closer to approving a vaccine for Covid-19, a difficult decision is emerging as a central issue: Should people in hard-hit communities of color receive priority access to it, and if so, how should that be done? Frontline health...
Oct 26, 2020 | Health & Wellness
By Jonathan Shieber SoftBank’s Opportunity Fund has made the health insurance startup Vitable Health the first public commitment from its $100 million fund dedicated to investing in startups founded by entrepreneurs of color. The Philadelphia-based company,...
Sep 7, 2020 | Health & Wellness
By Anna Marie Kukec An Illinois-based milk bank wants to ensure that communities of color have access to donated breast milk. CHICAGO — MEDICAL experts agree that a mother’s milk is the best source of nutrition for newborns, particularly those who are preterm or...
Aug 10, 2020 | Health & Wellness
By Claire Kramer Mills, Ph.D The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed acute and deep-rooted connections between physical and economic health. Many of the same places hit hardest by the pandemic are reeling concurrently from the health crisis, business closures, and job...