The Alabama State Nurses Association made history today after electing Dr. Lindsey Harris as the first black woman to ever head the organization. The group has been representing nurses and…
Former New York City mayor and former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg made headlines yesterday when he announced that he would be donating $100 million to black medical students at four…
Old. Chronically ill. Black. People who fit this description are more likely to die from COVID-19 than any other group in the country. They are perishing quietly, out of sight,…
The coronavirus pandemic has put a spotlight on the health disparities between black and white Americans. With higher rates of hypertension, diabetes, and asthma, African Americans have been hit hard…
Nurse Jennifer McLeggan bought a home and moved into the Valley Stream neighborhood of Long Island, NY in 2017. She was pregnant at the time and looking forward to building…
Black men suffer from some of the worst health disparities in the country. They have a shorter life expectancy than white men by five years, with higher rates of heart…
The coronavirus pandemic continues to reveal stark health disparities across the country, particularly for African Americans. Black people are much more likely to get infected and die from COVID-19 than…
“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhumane,” wrote Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1966. Almost 55 years later, the recent Black Lives…
June 19th is known as “Juneteenth” in the U.S. It’s a holiday that commemorates the day when the last slaves of the Confederacy were finally told they were free. The…
The coronavirus has taken a significant toll on the black community, as we’ve reported here at Scrubs Mag. In some areas, African Americans are around three times as likely to…