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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
01.01.70
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
09.25.73
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
11.17.48
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
01.01.70
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
03.10.65
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
12.17.34
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
01.01.70
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
03.27.05
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
01.01.70
Physician, Nurse, And Baby

Museum To Honor Black Medical Pioneer

A museum will honor Black medical pioneer Dr. John A. Kenney.
by NewsOne Staff
01.01.70
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
04.30.89
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
05.15.85
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
12.22.54
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
01.01.70
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
01.01.70
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
01.01.70
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…
by NewsOne Staff
10.18.21
Portrait of female Dr.

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.
by NewsOne Staff
01.01.70
Exclusive Research scientist at work

'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…
by Charise Frazier
01.01.70
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.
by Desire Thompson
05.01.84
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