CHICAGO – When Dr. Constants Adams walks into a patient’s room, she can sometimes sense the relief. She’s watched as eyes above masks show surprise, even pride, when patients of color are amazed and ...

Expectant mothers tend to spend time fine-tuning their baby registries and decorating their nurseries. I did some of that, but also spent time getting my blood pressure checked and drafting a will ...

Recently, a colleague was discussing a patient's case with me. The patient had been experiencing bleeding and pelvic pain for more than a year, but others had dismissed her. When she finally came to ...

As we celebrate women today in honor of International Women’s Day, it is vital to remain mindful of the extreme disparities’ women face in the U.S. This is especially true for Black women in the ...

Black women are 80% more likely than white women to develop uterine fibroids by age 50. According to a statistic from the National Institutes of Health, by the age of 50, Black women are 80% more ...

Dr. Jess Robinson, a Black OB-GYN, recalls racist comments against Haitian patients at a former workplace. In part due to biased beliefs about their bodies, she said the patients were commonly ...

There are so many aspects of health that disproportionately affect the Black community, and yet less than six percent of US doctors are Black — a deficit that only further harms public health. Many of ...

I was a thousand miles from home and 25 weeks pregnant when I started having abdominal pain. I am an obstetrician-gynecologist. I knew that I needed to get evaluated. And what’s more, I was traveling ...

After completing her residency at Emory University-affiliated hospitals, Dr. Melody McCloud had a singular desire. “I always wanted to have my own practice and hang out my own shingle,” said McCloud, ...

April 11-17 is Black Maternal Health Week. These stories regarding the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period are to commemorate the work being done to improve the ...