Tag Archives: MD

African Amerian History | Pioneers In Academic Surgery- Black Hospitals & Surgeons

Posted on February 10, 2012 by rikyrah

Today 3 Chics is featuring prominent hospitals and Black surgeons who served our communities. Check out the BRILLIANCE of these fine Black brothers. Freedmen’s Hospital in Washington, D.C. was established in 1863 to provide medical care to former slaves, and … Continue reading →

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African American History | Dr. Vivien Thomas

Posted on February 7, 2012 by rikyrah

Wiki :  Vivien Theodore Thomas (August 29, 1910 – November 26, 1985) was an African-American surgical technician who developed the procedures used to treat blue baby syndrome in the 1940s. He was an assistant to surgeon Alfred Blalock in Blalock’s experimental … Continue reading →

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Sudden Death! Should There Be A Mandate for Sickcle Cell Testing of College Athletes?

Posted on September 20, 2010 by rikyrah

3Chics is playing catch up today.  We would be remiss, if we didn’t cover the latest college and university requirements.  COLLEGE & UNIVERSITIES TO SCREEN ALL WHITE MALE ATHLETES FOR … CYSTIC FIBROSIS!  PSYCHE!  Not true, but read on.  You … Continue reading →

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