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🦄 What Surviving Three Times Taught Me About Health Navigation and Minority Health cancer survivorship clear navigation path doctor eno advocates health disparities health literacy health navigation minority health minority women Apr 29, 2026

➡️ I Have Been on Both Sides of That Exam Table

I have spent nearly thirty years as a board-certified internal medicine physician. I have sat across from thousands of patients, delivered diagnoses, ordered tests, interpreted results, and guided people through some of the most frightening moments of...

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🎇 Is Your Doctor Dismissing You? How to Recognize and Stop Medical Gaslighting black women's health health advocacy health disparities health equity health inequities independent health advocate informed care advocacy informed decisions medical gaslighting minority health minority women patient voices shared decision making the need to be heard women's voices Jul 03, 2025

In an earlier post, I wrote about the one question to ask your doctor that can change your healthcare experience. But what if you don't feel heard, or you're symptoms are constantly being dismissed? What if engaging with the healthcare system makes you feel like you're continually going to battle? W...

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Men’s Health Crisis: The Silent Killers We’re Not Talking About (Especially Among Black Men) doctor eno advocates health disparities health equity informed care advocacy informed decisions men's health men's health matters mens health week navigating healthcare patient advocacy patient centered care patient education preventive health screening structural racism and health Jun 11, 2025

Men’s Health Week is in June, and it's essential to encourage the men in our lives to take their health seriously. Despite awareness campaigns, far too many men continue to skip checkups, delay screenings, and disengage from the healthcare system altogether.

The consequences? Increased risk of ch

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