via BlackDoctor: It’s September, so we all know what that means. Doctors are soon about to start urging that you should get the flu vaccine if you haven’t already done so. Given that nearly 1 million people were hospitalized in the United States over the course of the last few flu seasons, getting vaccinated seems […]
To kick off the 4th Annual Gospel Music Heritage MonthCelebration many of your favorite gospel music artists will perform at the Warner Theater in Washington, DC on Sunday, September 16th. The event will be free and open to the public. Performers include Yolanda Adams, Crystal Akins, Maurette Brown-Clark, Damita Haddon, Lil Mo and Phillip Bryant, […]
The Many Faces of Sickle Cell Disease Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects people of many racial and ethnic groups. In the United States, 90,000 to 100,000 people―mainly Blacks or African Americans―have SCD. The disease occurs among about 1 of every 500 Black or African-American births and among about 1 out of every 36,000 Hispanic-American […]
