LexThom Research, LLC

08/08/2025

⏰ Deadline Extended!

There's still time to apply for the 2025 ABC Medical Student Scholarships
Association of Black Cardiologists
Deadline to Apply: Aug. 17, 2025
Award Amount: 25 scholarships ($5,000 - $10,000 each)

Dr. Richard Allen Williams Scholarship for Medical Students, named in honor of ABC Founder, Richard Allen Williams, MD, FACC, FAHA.

> Five (5) successful candidates will each be awarded a $5,000 scholarship to support their academic journey to becoming cardiologists.

ABC/J&J MedTech Scholarship for Medical Students

> Through this partnership, $200,000 has been committed for tuition assistance. Twenty (20) scholarships at $10,000 each will support the enrollment and academic success of promising medical students.

08/04/2025

Today we highlight our partner in research Dr. Alexia Mays on her birthday.

Enjoy your special day Dr. Mays

08/02/2025

Join the May5Foundation for a day of learning ,unity and fun as you learn more about the signs, symptoms, and results of SCD and increase your understanding of its global impact!

The purpose of this day is to help increase public knowledge and raise awareness of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and the struggles sufferers and their families go through.

SCD affects millions of people around the world, including both adults and children. It is a potentially fatal disease and, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), is one of the main causes of premature death among children under the age of five in various African countries.

**Contact the May5Foundation for free vendor space and sponsorship availability **
mays5foundation@gmail.com

07/24/2025

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the leadership of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. today announced a major initiative to begin reforming the organ transplant system following an investigation by its Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) that revealed disturbing practices by a major organ procurement organization.“Our findings show that hospitals allowed the organ procurement process to begin when patients showed signs of life, and this is horrifying,” Secretary Kennedy said. “The organ procurement organizations that coordinate access to transplants will be held accountable. The entire system must be fixed to ensure that every potential donor’s life is treated with the sanctity it deserves.”

HHS Accessibility & Section 508

07/24/2025

Blood Donors are the Real Superheroes.

Everyday is a good day for a Blood Drive!

Join us during Amaysing Weekend at our Blood Drive.

August 8 & 9, 2025
10am-4pm
2700 Southwest Freeway
Houston, Texas

03/01/2025

For Black History Month, we'd like to honor and remember Dr. Doris Wethers who passed away in 2019.

"Dr. Wethers broke racial barriers in the medical world before gaining renown for research and advocacy that helped lead to mandatory testing of all newborns for sickle cell anemia.”

"Dr. Wethers opened sickle cell anemia programs at all three hospitals, conducted research and helped draft landmark legislation in New York to require screening of infants for the disorder. Over the course of her career at the hospitals, the average life expectancy of children born with sickle cell rose from about 18 to 50.

The increase was attributed largely to early detection, infection prevention through the use of penicillin and other breakthroughs that helped mitigate pain and prolong life." The New York Times

Rest in peace, Dr. Doris L. Wethers. We acknowledge and appreciate how much she contributed to SCD and Black history.