Breast Cancer Survivorship
When found early, breast cancer can often be treated successfully. In fact, 90-97% of patients with early-stage breast cancer are alive and well even 10 or 15 years after treatment. But survivorship is complex and can bring new…
Read moreBlack Fatherhood
Fathers are important for helping their children see all they can be. Often, good fathers can offer lessons in playfulness, care, support, courage and discipline. Despite media portrayal of Black fathers, 70% of Black fathers who live…
Read moreMental Health Equity and Access
Mental health issues are common. In fact, more than 1 in 5 US adults live with a mental illness. Mental health issues are treatable and often preventable, but not everyone has access to the resources they need. People…
Read moreDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Medical Education
The primary role of medical education is to produce a competent health care workforce capable of meeting the health care needs of our population. Therefore, the central goal of our health care workforce must be the…
Read moreTrusted Messengers in Communities
Trust is a key component in delivering quality and respectful care within health care systems. Trust in health care includes beliefs that providers and organizations have characteristics of honesty, competence, and good communication and that they…
Read moreTriple Negative Breast Cancer
Triple negative breast cancer is an aggressive form of breast cancer accounting for 10-20% of breast cancers. Triple-negative breast cancers tend to grow and spread more quickly than other types of breast cancer and can return…
Read morePrimary Care and Prevention
Generally speaking, people in good health rarely need medications or have the need to see a specialist. So, it’s probably natural that most give little thought to selecting a primary care provider. At some point,…
Read moreCancer Prevention
About one of every three Americans will develop some form of cancer during his or her lifetime. Despite these grim statistics, doctors have made great progress in understanding the biology of cancer cells, and they have…
Read moreYouth Violence Prevention
Homicide is the third leading cause of death for youth in the United States. Emergency departments treat over 800 young people for physical assault-related injuries each day. Youth violence is a significant problem that affects thousands of…
Read moreHuman Trafficking
Human trafficking is the business of stealing freedom for profit and should have no place in our world. It is a multi-billion-dollar criminal industry that denies freedom to 24.9 million people around the world. Human trafficking is…
Read moreBlack Female Reproductive & Sexual Health
Good sexual and reproductive health is important for a female’s general health and wellbeing. It is central to their ability to make choices and decisions about their life, including when, or whether, to consider having…
Read moreDense Breasts
It’s not clear why some women have a lot of dense breast tissue and others do not. Having dense breast tissue is common. For most women, breasts become less dense with age. But in some women,…
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