Rapper JayAre dead at 25
JayAre of the rap group Cali Swag District has passed away due to complications from sickle cell anemia. He was 25. From TMZ: Jay suffered from sickle cell anemia and was hospitalized Thursday for...
View ArticleDoctor with Ebola virus arrives in Atlanta for treatment
The first Ebola victim to be brought the the United States from Africa was safely escorted into a specialized isolation unit at one of the nation’s top hospitals on Saturday. Doctors said they are...
View ArticleSecond medical worker in Dallas tests positive for Ebola
A second Dallas hospital worker who provided care for the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S. has tested positive for the disease. It is unclear how the second worker contracted the virus. From...
View ArticleSecond Ebola patient dies in U.S.
An American doctor who was diagnosed with the Ebola virus has died. Dr. Martin Salia was flown to Nebraska from Sierra Leone over the weekend for treatment. Thomas Eric Duncan, who contracted the...
View ArticleU.S. incidence rates of uterine cancer on the rise, with the heaviest toll on...
While experts say many forms of cancer are decreasing, federal researchers state that uterine cancer is rising. And African American women are experiencing the biggest toll of that increase.As the...
View ArticleNew experimental gene therapies offer potential cure for sickle cell, which...
Sickle cell disease, which is caused by a mutated gene that results in red blood cells shaped like sickles, is a disease that primarily affects Black people. Given that, research surrounding a...
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