Black women are more likely to have aggressive forms of breast cancer and are 40% more likely to die from the disease due to lack of diversity in clinical research, and advocacy groups are working to empower Black women to participate in clinical trials and receive guideline recommended care.
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High School Teacher Arrested For Sexual Abuse
By Mark F. Gray, AFRO Staff Writer, mgray@afro.com Thomas Barber, 29, a teacher at Bladensburg High School, has been arrested and charged with sexually abusing a student twice in a one-month span, according to police reports. The Prince George’s County Police Department was notified on Oct. 10 after the student reported that Barber engaged in sexual contact […]
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FDA Backs Cannabis-Based Drug
By The Associated Press A closely watched medicine made from the marijuana plant reduces seizures in children with severe forms of epilepsy and warrants approval in the United States, health officials said Tuesday. British drugmaker GW Pharmaceuticals is seeking permission to sell its purified form of an ingredient found in cannabis — one that doesn’t […]
