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In support of burgeoning protests against Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir’s oppressive government, some of the country’s journalists and doctors have gone on a strike.

Once again, the link between mass shooting and domestic violence is further established, this time as Mercy Hospital Emergency Room doctor Tamara O’Neal was shot and killed by her ex-fiancé Juan Lopez before he moved on to kill two other targets. According to CBS News, the Chicago Police department reported that O’Neal and Lopez argued […]

by Riya Jama The first time I experienced debilitating cramps. It awoke me from sleep. I will never forget how stunned I felt by the intensity of the pain that engulfed my pelvic area, forcing me to crawl on my hands and knees to get help. If I could have screamed, I would have, but […]

On Monday afternoon, one of the greatest Olympic gymnasts of our time broke her silence about the impending trial of Larry Nassar, the ex-team USA gymnastics doctor who is currently standing trial for sexually abusing minors during a period which stretches back to the London games, including girls who were as young as six. In […]

Thessalonika A. Embry, 18, has already accomplished more than some people twice her age. At 14 she earned a bachelor’s in Psychology. At 16 she earned an MBA in Organizational Leadership. And on top of all of that, she’s working on a Black history-focused app for Apple and Google and is already a published author. Oh, […]

About a year ago, it was revealed that a teenager was masquerading as a doctor and actually sitting in on procedures in Florida. After being caught, Malachi Love-Robinson was charged with practicing medicine without a license, forgery and grand theft. It looks like the now 19-year-old can’t break his bad habits after being caught attempting to […]

So many students are becoming pioneers, whether it is by being a first generation college student or creating nationwide campaigns, students nowadays are finding ways to distinguish themselves in every way possible.

A Chicago DJ passed away recently, but not without leaving one final words of wisdom. According to the Chicago Tribune, Timothy Jones, more commonly known by his music monicker “DJ Timbuck2”, died on Dec. 19 at the age of 34 following complications from renal cancer.

    Doctors and EMTs in Michigan may soon be able to refuse to treat gay patients. That’s if a proposed bill approved by the state’s Republican-led House of Representatives becomes law. 

As far as we know it, there is no known cure for the deadly West African Ebola virus. But one American doctor appears to be cured thanks to an experimental drug created by Emory University researchers. Kent Brantly contracted the virus while treating infected patients in Liberia late July.

  The family of a 6-year-old Chicago boy who was viciously attacked by a pit bull on Aug. 4 while at a children’s birthday party has started a GoFundMe campaign to help with his medical expenses. Lenard Armani Mckinnis was playing by a jumping bean in Chicago’s Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood when two stray dogs […]

The first Ebola victim to be brought the the United States from Africa was safely escorted into a specialized isolation unit at one of the nation’s top hospitals on Saturday. Doctors said they are confident the deadly virus won’t escape.