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8 Black Doctors and Nurses Who Changed Health Care
Biography via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfrican American medical pioneers—like Charles Drew, Mary Mahoney, and James McNune Smith—achieved major firsts for Black people and improved health...
This doctor’s legacy includes opening the first hospital for Black people in Fort Worth
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 4 months agoHe didn’t die a wealthy man. Although Dr. Riley Andrew Ransom Sr. accumulated substantial wealth...
What parents need to know about childhood obesity
Yahoo Life· 8 months agoPhoto Illustration: Yahoo News; photo: Getty Images Photo Illustration: Yahoo News; photo: Getty Images According to the Centers for Disease Control and...
Israel Rocha, head of Cook County Health through the pandemic, exiting in December
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIsrael Rocha, CEO of Cook County Health, is leaving the health system Dec. 1 “to pursue a new...
3 injured in South Side crash, including 2 Chicago police officers
WFLD via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoCHICAGO - A man and two Chicago police officers were hospitalized following a crash in the Back of the Yards early Sunday morning. Police said a patrol car occupied by two officers was traveling ...
Preckwinkle opponent Bob Fioretti criticizes growth in county budget, opposes guaranteed income...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWith her reelection bid just a month away, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle unveiled an...
Richard Phelan, former Cook County Board president who protected access to abortion, dies at 86
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 months agoRichard “Dick” Phelan, a former president of the Cook County Board remembered for championing reproductive rights and abortion services while in office, died peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday ...
SUNY Brockport names liberal arts building for Fannie Barrier Williams
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOnce officially changed, the building will be the largest, most prominent marker acknowledging...
Into the deep legacy of Memphis’ African American medical community | Norment
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOver the decades, Black doctors made their mark in the medical profession, while facing racism...
What was the Beau Brummel Club? KCQ looks back at KC’s post-WWI Black social clubs
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 1 year agoThe clubs supported Black-owned businesses and offered a thriving social, cultural and civic scene...