Health advice tailored for men, addressing specific concerns and promoting overall well-being.
I realize that I am taking a serious risk by addressing a subject that African American women do not want to hear. It’s okay, because I have been doing this for years, trying to save lives. It is well documented that many African American women think that it...
Prostate cancer is the second, most common cancer that African American men can experience in their lifetime. The exact cause is not known, but risk factors are well documented and a major one is family history. It is imperative for all black men to determine...
Men do not often discuss this type of cancer which commonly occurs between the ages of 15 and 45. It usually appears in the testicles as a painless lump or mass and requires immediate medical attention and evaluation. Please do not wait until the mass becomes...
Most people immediately assume the worse and can become discouraged before receiving all the facts when diagnosed with cancer. Family members often do not provide encouragement to those members who have been given a diagnosis. I have been told by my patients...
The manner in which medicine is practiced today can result in a patient taking too many medications. This problem is often seen in patients who are sixty years or older, have chronic medical conditions, and have been seen by multiple physicians in the past. Patients...
There are reports that patients with sickle cell anemia who complain about intense body pain from a sickle cell crisis are treated very inhumanely by some physicians when seen in the ER. These African American patients are often confused with drug seekers, but...
Research tells us that patients often don’t tell physicians all when it comes to their health. I cannot tell you the numbers of times that I have found out critical information regarding the patient’s health from other documents or from family members. We now know...
It is well documented that African Americans have a shorter lifespan then white people. The reasons are well documented and include problems with hypertension, obesity, diabetes and sedentary life style. We now have enough information to inform you that the sad...
This health tip will get the attention of most African American men. When you hear the reason why the above is the case I hope that you will make a shift in your behavior and do something different regarding how you have been dealing with your health going forward. It...
Our community has witnessed unspeakable tragedies that have devastated the surviving, broken-hearted family members and friends. A few of my patients have been impacted by these tragedies. It has taken all of my humanity and medical...
We are now recognizing that everybody can’t handle bad health news. New studies suggest a diagnosis of any kind of cancer is a certain signal for suicide in some patients. When patients lack poor supports, get bad information from...
There have been many discussions about prostate and breast cancer, but lung cancer, which is the number one cause of death in the United States, seems to have been forgotten. It kills more African American men than women even though...