by NIAAH Editors | Nov 7, 2022 | Our Health
Rajesh Balkrishnan, University of Virginia and Randy A. Jones, University of Virginia African-American men have the highest risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer as well as dying from it compared to any other ethnic group in the U.S. This trend has remained...
by NIAAH Editors | Nov 7, 2022 | Medical Experts & Research, NIAAH Patient Advocacy Services
Nikita Wright, Georgia State University When a woman finds a lump in her breast, her doctor’s first move is usually to recommend a biopsy – that is, to remove a small portion of the lump for analysis. If the lump is cancerous, doctors test for three different clinical...
by NIAAH Editors | Jun 7, 2022 | NIAAH Scholars
Ivan Martinez, West Virginia University In an amazing twist of fate, the aggressive cervical cancer tumor that killed Henrietta Lacks, a 31-year old African American mother, became an essential tool that helped the biomedical field flourish in the 20th century. As a...
by NIAAH Editors | May 16, 2022 | Our Health
Loren Henderson, University of Maryland, Baltimore County I spent the 2020 spring break week setting up to teach my college courses online while helping to care for my 14-month-old grandchild, whose daycare had closed. At the same time, I couldn’t help thinking, being...
by NIAAH Editors | Apr 28, 2022 | Our Health
Neil Roberts, Williams College It took less than a nanosecond before The Slap was seen around the world. It took a little longer – about two weeks – before the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided to ban Will Smith from appearing at another Oscar awards...
