Patients should tell physicians all
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...
The longer you stay healthy the better
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...
Most Women Live Longer than Most Men
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...
Tragedy Also Ends Up on My Doorstep
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...
Cancer and Suicide
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...
Thank you, Dr. John W. V. Cordice
Dr. John W.V. Cordice September 20, 1958 a young emerging civil rights leader, Rev Martin Luther King Jr, was stabbed by a mentally ill African American women in New York City while he was promoting his book Striving toward Freedom...
Lung Cancer in African American Men and Women
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...
Are You an Ostrich Regarding Your Health
I have been a student of science and health care professional for the majority of my life. One phenomenon that perplexes me and continues to be obvious among African Americans is the unwillingness, and maybe, the inability to change...