Health

Dating apps promise users the perfect match. But what happens when algorithms that power them are built on racist foundations?

With an increase in Black youth suicide rates, it’s more important than ever to normalize the conversation on mental health.

Federal regulators face a growing challenge — how to prevent rogue health insurance agents from switching unknowing consumers’ Obamacare coverage without making the enrollment process so cumbersome that enrollment declines.

A new lawsuit demands Lone Star State officials set 85 degrees as the maximum temperature for Texas prisoners housed in cells without air conditioning.

How does hair loss harm Black women, and what can be done to learn to accept the changes to their scalp health?

While the Black salon experience has evolved, allowing Black women to express themselves, some clients and hair stylists are frustrated with the current state of the Black salon experience.

In a groundbreaking study, the American Cancer Society will investigate the link between breast cancer and race by exclusively tracking Black women.

A 62-year-old man has died months after becoming the world’s first living recipient of a genetically edited pig kidney transplant, hailed as a medical milestone.

Newly announced financial incentives to farms to help stem the spread of bird flu in dairy cattle drew mixed reviews Friday, as some farmers said they were grateful for money to help buffer the economic impact but advocates for farm workers questioned whether the money paid to workers would be enough to encourage more testing for the H5N1 virus.

After decades of a narrowing gap between Black and white children, a new study shows racial disparities in deaths of young people is growing wider.