Preparing for the USMLE Step 1 exam is a pivotal moment in a medical student’s journey. Selecting the right preparation course can significantly influence your performance. Based on firsthand ...

An FDA report calling for hair relaxers to stop using ingredients linked to increased cancer risk is a reminder forcing Black women to straighten their hair is toxic.

The federal agency says it is proposing a ban on the use of formaldehyde in hair straighteners and smoothers, which have been linked to increased cancer risks.

The new rule proposed by the federal agency would ban the colorless and highly toxic chemical in high-straightening and hair-smoothing products — also referred to as relaxers.

Moreover, hair relaxers marketed at children had the highest levels of 5 chemicals banned in the EU and regulated by California’s Proposition 65.

The USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination) Step 1 is a necessary hurdle that medical students must surpass, typically during their second year of medical school. Now, it will be pass ...

Finally and most importantly, changing Step 1 to pass/fail will not address the racial and systemic inequities entrenched in the residency application process.

Perhaps Step 1 is a bit like giving birth: It was exceedingly difficult at the time, but afterward I fell in love with medicine and instantly forgot much of the pain I endured to get here.

Removing numerical scores from the Step 1 exam that all medical students take and making it pass fail will undermine the medical profession.

There are only two ways to get rid of relaxers, chop off your hair to your natural hair growth otherwise called the big chop or to let your hair grow out and clip off the relaxed parts gradually. Here ...