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Dr. Fritz Jean-Pierre is a bariatric surgeon who aims to give his patients a better quality of life. He received his medical degree from the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University and completed his general surgery residency at Mt. Sinai Hospital, an affiliate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He then completed…

Dr. Natalie Hernandez is determined to bring awareness to a number of public health issues in an effort to educate people in her community. Rolling out spoke with Hernandez about how her educational and life experiences have helped her become the woman she is today and how she uses those experiences to move the community forward. As…

Dr. David Malebranche is known worldwide as one of Atlanta’s most esteemed internal medical physicians. He possesses a wide range of expertise in men and student’s health, as well, as issues that affect the LGBQT community. Malebranche has appeared in several documentaries for major networks including CNN, ABC News Primetime, and TVone, to name a…

Morehouse Healthcare in Atlanta is a multi-specialty medical practice and one of Georgia’s premier primary care facilities. Founded in 1985, it began as Morehouse Medical Associates Inc. but later changed its name to Morehouse Healthcare. With more than 100 full-time practicing physicians who also serve on the clinical faculty at the prestigious Morehouse School of…

Morehouse School of Medicine believes in the secret power of African healing. PROMETRA International, a global leader in African traditional medicine research, projects, and services worked with the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta conducting in-vitro viral research to determine if traditional African herbal extract treatments for Ebola were Africa’s answer to the Ebola crisis.…

The Morehouse School of Medicine hosted “Not One Step Back: One Day Strategy Session on the Drug War, Mass Incarceration, and Public Health.” Moderator Deborah Small explains how U.S. drug policy has a global impact. She is one of only 2K Black lawyers that are Harvard graduates in its history.

Morehouse School of Medicine hosted “Not One Step Back: One Day Strategy Session on the Drug War, Mass Incarceration, and Public Health.” The event brought together leading activists, students, and members of the community. One such person was Brenda Smith, who says collective economics is the key.

In colonial America, successful crops and products were addictive substances rum, tobacco, and sugar. These crops were planted by slaves to continue the addiction cycle. Asha Bandele explains it all at Not One Step Back: Strategy Session on the Drug War, Mass Incarceration, and Public Health.

Rev. Ken Glasgow is a prime example of the continuing impact of the nation’s “war on drugs.” He spent years in prison for being addicted to crack. Glasgow spoke at “Not One Step Back: One Day Strategy Session on the Drug War, Mass Incarceration, and Public Health” event.

Most experts and data confirm that the American war on drugs was focused on the Black community, but its racist origins go back to the fear of Mexican immigrants. Alyssa Aguilera spoke at Not One Step Back: One Day Strategy Session on the Drug War, Mass Incarceration, and Public Health.

In 1985, Kemba Smith became a victim of the war on drugs. The former Hampton University student was in an abusive relationship with a drug-dealing boyfriend. Smith spoke at the “Not One Step Back: One Day Strategy Session on the Drug War, Mass Incarceration, and Public Health” event.

Good health begins with healthy women. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed talks about what communities, cities, and countries like Nigeria have to do to be healthy. The mayor was in attendance at CGFO’s Inaugural Global Innovators Fundraiser, which was held at Morehouse School of Medicine.

Dr. Priscilla Pemu emphasizes Educated Nigerian women are the path to smarter communities. In a culture where young girls are typically married at a young age, there are little efforts to expound upon their educational prowess. Educating Nigerian women can make a difference not just in Africa but worldwide.

For the past year and a half the entire world has been fixated on Ebola and the spread of the disease in Africa. With deaths in Africa, Europe and even in America seemed, for many, that the disease was spreading and unstoppable. But former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young posed a question to medical researchers in…

Carrie Salone has been a McDonald’s owner/operator since 2003, but not without obstacles. Read on to find out how she attained her dream. What inspires you to show up at work every day? The staff and the people who have been dedicated employees for over 12 years. They have devoted their time to this brand and…

A pair of Morehouse School of Medicine neuroscientists, Drs. Roger Simon and Dawn McGuire, recently visited the medical school at Mekelle University in Ethiopia. Thier objective was to explore the possibility for research collaboration with Morehouse School of Medicine on HIV/AIDS and stroke. Remarkably, both maladies afflict a young cohort of Africans in both Ethiopia…

“We can use this to predict predisposition to breast cancer.”

The American workforce is under siege. Modern technology, wage retraction, disappearing blue collar jobs and a prolonged economic slump have all produced unemployment numbers unseen since the Carter Administration. In some circles, an advanced degree, such as an MBA, Ph.D or a juris doctorate, have become a virtual necessity in order to increase marketability. Dr.…