Health

With millions projected to lose health insurance in 2027 advocates press newly elected officials to undo last year’s Medicaid and food-aid cuts, conduct oversight hearings and impeach HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

The U.S. arm of the global nonprofit GiveDirectly will send $100 payments through the Propel app. Enrollment opensed on Nov. 4.

Nonprofit hospitals enjoy tax exemptions while some pay executives millions and still send struggling patients to collections.

According to a CDC report, almost 1 in 3 Black adults have at least one untreated cavity, compared with roughly 18% of white adults. Atlanta dentist Dr. Jamar McKay explains why oral health is important.

Healthcare dominates this year's midterms as Obamacare subsidies expire, Medicaid faces cuts, and premiums rise, hitting Black Americans especially hard. Word In Black examines the healthcare platforms of history-making Black candidates—including Keisha Lance Bottoms, Scott Colom, Angie Nixon, David Crowley, and others—running for Congress, Senate, and governor across multiple states this election cycle.

It’s an unfamiliar name that comes up in alerts from state medical examiners, local law enforcement and college campuses: cychlorphine. A drug more potent than fentanyl.

Xavier University of Louisiana's new Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine has received preliminary LCME approval, becoming the nation's fifth HBCU medical school and the only one in the Gulf South. Set to enroll its first class of 50 students in 2027, the school aims to address physician shortages and expand diversity in medicine.

As daylight shortens, sleep deprivation remains a growing U.S. health crisis, disproportionately affecting Black adults. Dr. Pamela Buchanan shares seven science-backed strategies to improve sleep quality plus targeted advice for night-shift workers and women navigating menopause-related sleep disruption.

Millions of senior citizens and other enrollees will have to find new Medicare Advantage plans because their policies are being terminated, while others could have to pay more for their coverage and care.

Medications like pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, can nearly eliminate the risk of acquiring HIV. But only a fraction of Black Americans use it.