Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first black professional nurse in America, and an active organizer among African American ... of blood plasma. During World War II alone, his work allowed blood storage ...

In honor of those who served their fellow injured or ill soldiers with compassion and courage while providing medical care, ...

The Department of Defense is commemorating the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, one the great historical events ...

A demand for nurse-midwifery care emerged in the immediate aftermath of World War II. Initially ... who was still delivering a large number of African American women in the South.

ARLINGTON, Virginia (CNN)-- The honors were late but still well-received Wednesday for members of the first all-African-American, all-female unit to serve overseas in World War II. During the war ...

Gertrude Theresa Hodges, the first African American Johns Hopkins School of ... “She knew she was destined to become a nurse — she was named after two aunts who were nurses,” her daughter ...