World & Nation
On one side of this capital city sits Hubbard Hospital, a gleaming 400-bed facility managed by historically black Meharry Medical School.
Aug. 17, 1989
Booster Shots
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June 14, 2010
Two memories, like freeze-frames in time, re main with David Satcher from the twilight of his near-death half a century ago and have defined much of his life: He is 2 years old and suffering from a severe case of whooping cough.
March 1, 1994
Science & Medicine
Scientists are setting out to collect genetic material from 500,000 people of African ancestry to create the world’s largest database of genomic information from the population.
Oct. 18, 2023
A coalition including the four medical schools at the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities has announced a new initiative aimed at increasing the number of Black Americans registered as organ donors and combating disparities among transplant recipients.
May 5, 2022
A novel program in Tennessee aims to interest more Black and other minority medical students in organ transplants, to help ease troubling disparities.
Oct. 26, 2023
California
Centennial High guidance counselor Juan Ball, above, learned of the June 14 shooting of 16-year-old Dovon Harris by phone.
Aug. 19, 2007
Dr.
Aug. 22, 1993
Meanwhile, in Nashville, academic kudos were bestowed Sunday on Oprah Winfrey, who was awarded an honorary doctorate from Meharry Medical College.
May 31, 1988
President Clinton is expected to name Henry Foster Jr. as surgeon general, using the doctor’s expertise to begin a national campaign to reduce teen-age pregnancy.
Jan. 31, 1995