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Only 5.7% of US doctors are Black, and experts warn the shortage harms public health  ] When being truly honest with herself, Seun Adebagbo says, she can describe what drove her to go to medical school in a single word: self-preservation. Adebagbo, who was born in Nigeria and grew up in Boston, said that as a child, she often saw tensions between certain aspects of Western medicine and beliefs within Nigerian culture. She yearned to have the expertise to bridge those worlds and help translate medical information while combating misinformation – for her loved ones and for herself. Seun Adebagbo, a third-year medical student in Massachusetts, hopes to contribute to the physician work force in the United States, where only 5.7% of doctors identify as Black. “I wanted to go into medicine because I felt like, ‘Who better to mediate that tension than someone like me, who knows what it’s like to exist in both?’ ” said Adebagbo, 26, who graduated from Stanford University and is now a third...

  Former US President Jimmy Carter will receive hospice care and "spend his remaining time at home with his family" instead of additional medical intervention, the Carter Center says. Mr Carter, 98, is the country's oldest living former leader. The Democrat served one term from 1977 to 1981. He was defeated in his re-election bid by Ronald Reagan. He has suffered from recent health issues, including a melanoma that spread to his liver and brain. "He has the full support of his family and his medical team. The Carter family asks for privacy during this time and is grateful for the concern shown by his many admirers," the Carter Center said in a statement on Saturday. Mr Carter's grandson, Jason Carter, a former Georgia state senator, tweeted that he visited "both of my grandparents yesterday." "They are at peace and - as always - their home is full of love. Thank you all for your kind words," he said. In 2021, Mr Carter and his wife Roslyn...

King Charles has co-written a children's book about the environmental threats the planet is facing. 'Climate Change' - a Ladybird Book, will be published next month. On Friday the King hosted global leaders at Buckingham Palace to support action on restoring the natural world. Speaking at the reception, the book's co-author Chair of Natural England Tony Juniper said the King wanted to empower young people. "I think he's been struck by the level of energy and passion shown by young people on these subjects, and was keen to put something into their hands which was about those basic facts and figures, basic ideas, but also with his personal message in there," Mr Juniper said. In 2017 the King and Mr Juniper wrote a book for adults about climate change. The new publication aims to make the topic accessible for 7-11 year-olds and is "trying to bring the facts to the fingertips of the people who've got most to gain by finding solutions in time," Mr...