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Marion Sims has gone down in history as the “Father of Modern Gynecology.” Many of his medical achievements came at the cost of the health and well-being of enslaved Black women. He performed surgical experiments on enslaved Black women, often without...

It shoots up when we’re frustrated.
When we’re concerned. When Life throws something our way, and we’re most certainly not in the mood for it. But what happens if your blood pressure is constantly elevated? What if you don’t even notice it, but inside your body, your veins are constricted...

The “Big C.”
We’ve all heard of it, and for most of us, it’s the last thing we wish to hear. Whether it’s late-stage, the early, symptomless beginnings, or anywhere in between, cancer represents the kind of issue that in one word can steal the breath from our lungs...

If you’ve been feeling unusually tired, noticing unexplained weight loss, or hearing the term chronic myeloid leukemia after a blood test, you’re probably overwhelmed.
Here’s the direct answer: Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a blood and bone marrow cancer caused by a specific genetic mutation called the Philadelphia chromosome. It often develops slowly and may not cause symptoms at first, but early diagnosis and...