Black

Bronzeville district street named for black pioneer William Finlayson

Leave a Comment / Medicine / By

The Milwaukee road between West Capitol Drive and West Walnut Street — formerly North 5th Street — will now be known as Dr. William Finlayson Street. Finlayson, a beloved obstetrician and gynecologist who has practiced for nearly 40 years, has welcomed thousands of infants worldwide. The Florida-born doctor became the first black OB-GYN to work …

Bronzeville district street named for black pioneer William Finlayson Read More »

Black Ram Vegetation Management - Another example of chainsaw medicine

Black Ram Vegetation Management – Another example of chainsaw medicine

Leave a Comment / Medicine / By

Clearcuts below Grizzly Creek in the Upper Yaak watershed. Photo George Würthner The Kootenai National Forest is proposing a massive logging project in northwest Montana known as the Black Ram “vegetation” treatment. The Black Ram Project area includes northwest Yaak, from the Canadian border west to the Idaho border, south to the ridge line between …

Black Ram Vegetation Management – Another example of chainsaw medicine Read More »

Hemlocke Springs is happy to do your "awkward anthems for black girls"

Hemlocke Springs is happy to do your “awkward anthems for black girls”

Leave a Comment / Medicine / By

Become professional singer was not Hemlocke Springs’ plan. Born Isimeme Udu in Concord, North Carolina, the budding star had more academic plans for her future: After earning a degree in biology from Spelman and considering a career in the medical field, her interest in bioinformatics led to a master’s degree in science at Dartmouth. “During …

Hemlocke Springs is happy to do your “awkward anthems for black girls” Read More »

Death and hospital readmission more likely for black patients after coronary stent placement

Death and hospital readmission more likely for black patients after coronary stent placement

Leave a Comment / Medicine / By

Black patients who undergo minimally invasive procedures for clogged arteries are more likely to die or be readmitted to hospital months after the procedure, according to a Michigan Medicine study. The research team analyzed more than 29,000 elderly patients with health insurance who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention, which includes stenting and balloon angioplasty, between 2013 …

Death and hospital readmission more likely for black patients after coronary stent placement Read More »

Improve Your Mood: How Tech Helps Black Americans Manage Their Mental Health

Improve Your Mood: How Tech Helps Black Americans Manage Their Mental Health

Leave a Comment / Mental health / By

By Tashi McQueen, AFRO political writer, Report for America Corps Member, tmcqueen@afro.com The American healthcare system is unaffordable for the average uninsured American these days. Additional health services that help prevent or manage mental health may be even further out of reach. Mental health can be debilitating if left unattended for too long, and more …

Improve Your Mood: How Tech Helps Black Americans Manage Their Mental Health Read More »