Egypt was home to the first known scientist, Imhotep, a brilliant Black physician. Famous for designing King Djoser’s Step Pyramid at Saqqara, the Egyptian polymath Imhotep (Greek: Imouthes, c.
When Aleta was first diagnosed with lupus, she wasn’t ready to share her diagnosis with anyone beyond her closest family and friends. She wasn’t ashamed—far from it—but the idea of being treated ...
A Black woman from Alabama who had been on dialysis for several years is recovering well after a groundbreaking medical procedure involving a pig’s organ, according to the doctors who performed the ...