Dr. Julie Canter, director of the UAB Adult Sickle Cell Clinic
Category: Black Health
Why an HBCU Med School Decided to Put CARES Act Money Into Students’ Pockets
Meharry graduate student Andreas Nelson of Chicago says being given $10,000 with no strings attached means the school trusts its students to use the money as they see fit. Nelson…
Rare gene mutation in some Black Americans may allow earlier screening of heart failure
BCN Staff – Dec. 10, 2021 — A coalition of medical researchers across the U.S. have linked a rare genetic mutation found mostly in Black Americans and other people of…
UAMS receives $18.9 NIH award to address health disparities among rural, Black populations in Arkansas
BCN Staff – Dec. 5, 2021 — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received $18.9 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support new research and…