medicine The 1st Doctor To Perform Open-Heart Surgery on a Human Was a Black Man In 1893, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams became the first surgeon to perform open-heart surgery on a human. He started his career as one of only four practicing, Black doctors in Chicago and cared for Black and white patients.
medicine Meet the 1st Black Woman Doctor To Get a Medical Patent The first African American woman doctor to secure a medical patent did so in 1988 for laser cataract surgery. Learn more about the extraordinary life of Dr. Patricia Bath.
health Pain That's Real, But Not Believed: Spreading Awareness of Sickle Cell Disease 1 in 12 Black Americans have sickle cell trait, which can cause sickle cell disease. But many who suffer have had doctor visits where their pain was not taken seriously – or it was assumed they’re just trying to get pain medicine. Phillip Okwo and Quannecia McCruse from the Sickle Cell Association of Houston explain more during National Sickle Cell Awareness Month.
everyday racism In Black and White: Doctor Breaks Down Dealing With Racism in the ER New Jersey-based emergency room doctor Michele Harper speaks out about racism in the ER in her new book, “The Beauty in Breaking.”
