A number of health experts and a congressman chatted with The Black Press last week to share their thoughts about Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's health care platform and how it might impact Black America.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain's campaign allowed The Associated Press to review his medical records, spanning 2000 through May 2008. Highlights of the records:

A new clinical practice guideline on screening for osteoporosis in males has been released by the ACP (American College of Physicians). Studies have revealed that osteoporotic fractures cause a significant number of diseases, raised health costs, and deat

Racism and inequalities in education, housing and health are among the contributing factors to Jacksonville, Fla.'s high infant mortality rate, particularly in the black community, according to a recent study, the Florida Times-Union reports.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A hospital top executive was arrested Wednesday as federal agents raided three medical centers while investigating an alleged scheme to recruit homeless people as phony patients and bill government programs for millions of dollars in un