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Doctor Opens Cleveland’s First Black Woman-Owned Veterinary Clinic

Dr. Venaya Jones recently opened the first veterinary clinic in Cleveland to be owned and operated by a Black woman.
by NewsOne Staff
10.05.19
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Aretha Franklin’s Estate Supports Fund For Cancer Research

Aretha Franklin’s estate is backing a fund for pancreatic cancer research.
by NewsOne Staff
08.23.19
U.S. Track And Field Olympian Allyson Felix Testifies In House Hearing On Maternal Mortality
AMA Swears In First Black Woman President

Patrice A. Harris has officially become the American Medical Association’s first Black woman president.
by NewsOne Staff
06.15.19
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Chicago Gets Its First Black-Owned Urgent Care Facility

A group of Black doctors joined forces to open Chicago’s only Black-owned urgent care facility.
by NewsOne Staff
05.11.19
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Black Pediatrician Becomes California’s First Surgeon General

Black pediatrician Dr. Nadine Burke Harris will become California’s first surgeon general.
by NewsOne Staff
01.27.19
I've got a passion for what I do
Yale Physician Aims To Diversify Medical Field

Inginia Genao, M.D.—a physician, author, and Yale University professor—is aiming to increase racial representation in the medical field.
by NewsOne Staff
09.01.18
Your wellbeing is her priority
Howard Tops List For Black Medical School Applicants

According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, Howard is the top university for sending African-American applicants to U.S. medical…
08.12.18
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American Medical Association Elects First Black Woman President

Atlanta psychiatrist Patrice A. Harris will become the first Black woman to be president of the American Medical Association.
06.16.18
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'Black Women in Medicine' Film Shares A Message…

"Black Women In Medicine" was a five-year effort that began in 2011. But Crystal Emery asserts the film was not…
06.12.16
Doctor vaccinating girl in office
STUDY: Black Children Receive Less Pain Medication Than…

A new study reveals Black children are getting far less medication than White children upon admission into hospitals.
09.16.15
Triple board certified plastic surgeon Dr. David Broadway injects the fat from the back and buttocks back into the breasts of patient Sherri Frie. About 400 cubic centimeters of fat was re-injected into each breast. Each of these syringes holds about
Family Takes Legal Action After Brooklyn Woman Dies…

A family is mourning the loss of 45-year-old Simone Jones, who died during a plastic surgery procedure in New York last…
03.16.15
NHS Healthcare Organisation Looks To The Future
Anything Is Possible: Doctors Successfully Complete First Penis…

A surgical team is pleased to announce the first successful penis transplant in South Africa, BBC News reports. The operation took…
03.16.15
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