Representation plays a critical role in how our community understands and responds to breast cancer. When prominent figures like Ananda Lewis publicly share their diagnosis and treatment journey, it challenges the idea that...
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Breast Cancer: Black Skin and Hair Care
Breast cancer treatment can have some harsh physical side effects on the body, including hair loss, dry skin, rashes, and changes to fingernails. Due to the unique hair textures and high predisposition to certain skin conditions...
Addressing Pregnancy Pain
I still remember gripping the cold hospital bed rails during my first labor, determined to have a natural birth. The pain was intense but manageable. Three years later, I entered the delivery room for my second pregnancy with the...
Outdated HIV Criminalization Laws
In 2008, Nick Rhoades who is living with HIV, albeit having an undetectable viral load for many years, had sex with a man he met online using a condom. Scientifically, the protective measures meant that he could not sexually...
The Silent Dialogue: Pain and Mental Health
Pain does not only live in the body. It speaks quietly but insistently to the mind, shaping mood, memory, and mental well-being. For the nearly 50 million U.S. adults coping with chronic pain, this dialogue often spirals into...
Fighting Pain with Technology
Pain is an unpleasant emotional and sensory experience that can be mild, moderate, or severe. When such pain recurs over three months, it is called chronic pain. This discomfort can result from health conditions like arthritis...
Conventional and Alternative Pain Therapies
For many people, pain management often begins and ends with modern medical interventions such as surgery, prescription medications, or clinical therapies. Yet long before hospitals and pharmacies existed as we have them today...
Fibroids: Causes, Symptoms, and Pain Relief Options
When my cousin was diagnosed with fibroids in her early 40s, it felt like someone had stolen her sparkle. Once full of energy and ambition, she started experiencing heavy bleeding, constant pain, and fatigue. What began as “just...
Easing Pain from Braids & Traction Alopecia
Protective hairstyles like braids are celebrated for their beauty and versatility. Not only do they protect your natural hair within, but they also look great and allow you to experiment with different looks. However, braiding...
September Health: Medical Bias, Pain Legacy
People experience pain for many reasons, including injury, chronic illness, surgery, or conditions like fibromyalgia and arthritis. Unfortunately, though, pain is not always recognized or treated fairly—and too often, race...