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Black Scholar Makes History At Meharry Medical College

Scholar Zindzi Thompson has made history as the youngest Black woman to graduate from Meharry Medical College.
by Brandee Sanders
05.29.22
Doctor Holding Out Stethoscope

Stamford’s First Black Woman Doctor To Be Honored

Dr. Joyce Yerwood—the first Black woman physician in Fairfield County—will have a street named in her honor.
by Brandee Sanders
05.29.22
Pregnant woman uses digital tablet

Maternal Health Startup Raises $12M

Cayaba Care, a company that strives to eradicate maternal health disparities, has received $12 million in funding.
by NewsOne Staff
05.21.22
African-american scientist woman or graduate student in a lab coat and protective face mask works in modern laboratory

MacKenzie Scott Gifts Healthcare Equity Nonprofit With $12M

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $12 million to a nonprofit dedicated to eliminating medical school expenses for BIPOC students.
by Brandee Sanders
04.10.22
Woman looking in the microscope in the laboratory

HBCU Alumna Aims To Diversify Clinical Research Industry

Clark Atlanta University alumna Danielle Mitchell is on a mission to increase the representation of Black women in the clinical…
by NewsOne Staff
04.03.22
TIME Celebrates FIRSTS

Trailblazer Dr. Patricia Bath To Receive Posthumous Honor

Trailblazing ophthalmologist Dr. Patricia Bath will be posthumously inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
by Brandee Sanders
10.04.21
Doctors play a critical role in improving the standards of healthcare

Dr. KMarie King Makes Albany Medical Center History

Dr. KMarie King will become the first Black woman to sit at the helm of a surgery division at an…
by Brandee Sanders
10.03.21
Doctors play a critical role in improving the standards of healthcare

Doctor Opens State’s 1st Black-Owned Primary Care Practice

Dr. Margaret Towolawi is the woman behind the first Black-owned direct primary care clinic in the state of Washington.
by Brandee Sanders
10.03.21
Young female scientist examining a test tube sample against the light

Spelman College Launches Program For Women In Biotech

Spelman College has unveiled a new initiative designed to increase the representation of Black women in biotech.
by NewsOne Staff
09.29.21
Healthcare Worker Portrait

Initiative Aims To Increase Black Doctors' Representation

Morehouse School of Medicine and CommonSpirit Health are on a mission to increase the representation of Black doctors.
by NewsOne Staff
10.04.21
College Students Told To Leave Campuses To Counter Spread Of Coronavirus

Harvard Medical Society Named After Black STEM Pioneer

Harvard Medical School has named one of its academic societies after its first Black tenured professor.
by NewsOne Staff
10.04.21
African descent doctor consults with Senior Caucasian patient.

Meharry Medical College Receives $34M Endowment

Meharry Medical College has received a $34 million endowment to increase the representation of Black doctors in the U.S.
by NewsOne Staff
10.02.21
Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Climate Of Anxiety And Changing Routines In America

Namandjé Bumpus Makes History At Johns Hopkins University

Dr. Namandjé Bumpus is the first Black woman to chair a department at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
by NewsOne Staff
10.02.21
Myron Rolle on the Front Lines

NFL Player-Turned-Doctor Is Helping Fight The Coronavirus

Former NFL player-turned-doctor Myron Rolle is helping fight the coronavirus pandemic.
by NewsOne Staff
10.09.21
Physician, Nurse, And Baby

Museum To Honor Black Medical Pioneer

A museum will honor Black medical pioneer Dr. John A. Kenney.
by NewsOne Staff
10.07.21
Black veterinarian examining dog ear

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
03.30.20
Aretha Franklin's Birthday Celebration

Aretha Franklin’s Estate Supports Fund For Cancer Research

Aretha Franklin’s estate is backing a fund for pancreatic cancer research.
by NewsOne Staff
03.29.20
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
03.29.20
Stethoscope Listening

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
03.28.20
Roads to Respect Conference at the California Endowment

Black Pediatrician Becomes California’s First Surgeon General

Black pediatrician Dr. Nadine Burke Harris will become California’s first surgeon general.
by NewsOne Staff
03.27.20