The mortality rate is probably due to an access to care issues. ...

Parkinson’s disease is a condition in which a region of the midbrain, called the substantia nigra, degenerates. ...

Washington wins for “Django Unchained” and “Scandal”; Denzel Washington and Viola Davis take home motion picture acting honors BY KENNITH MILLER OF THE LOS ANGELES SENTINEL (NNPA)- Actress Kerry Washington received the ultimate stamp of approval at The 44th NAACP Image Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Feb. 1. Washington took home the first of three honors with the supporting actress in a motion pictu ...

Kaepernick’s meteoric rise from Alex Smith’s backup to Super Bowl runner-up in just his 10th game as a starter highlights the lightning fast rise of African-American QBs in the NFL ...

Two survivors prove it’s no longer a death sentence. ...

Heart disease is the number one killer of all Americans, claiming the lives of about 1 million individuals every year ...

I am utterly appalled that Whole Foods CEO John Mackey described Obamacare as “fascism.” ...

Never mind the study form the Institute of Medicine that finds that expanding Medicaid would actually save the state money and create 23,000 jobs. ...

My greatest wish is that these kinds of injustices continue to be exposed, so that what happened to the Wilmington Ten won't continue to destroy the hopeful dreams of young black folks, any folks for that matter. ...

In this crisis, we need the president’s leadership. ...