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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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