Washington Informer Health: African American Wellness, Equity & Community Care

patient waiting for vaccination

Still No Evidence COVID-19 Vaccination Increases Cancer Risk, Despite Posts

by Catalina Jaramillo, FactCheck.org May 3, 2024May 6, 2024

Residents took to the National Mall on April 27 for the DC Walk 4 ReCovery, an annual walk that aims to address concerns regarding recovery for a variety of people affected by substance use disorders, mental health and more, and the side effects it poses on the community. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Community, Health

DC Walk 4 ReCovery: Keeping Hopes High On The Road to Renewal, Healing

by Lindiwe Vilakazi April 30, 2024April 30, 2024

Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons via wemu.org

Flint’s Toxic Water Poisoned Mental Health, Too

by Joseph Williams, Special to The Informer via Word in Black April 25, 2024May 28, 2024

As April is Alcohol Awareness Month and with the growing rate of illness and fatalities from alcohol use disorder, wellness experts are working to address the underlying causes of this potentially fatal health challenge. (Courtesy photo)

Alcohol Awareness Month: Examining The Ills of Alcohol Use Disorder

by Lindiwe Vilakazi April 24, 2024April 24, 2024

aged man in protective mask with smartphone

Q&A on Reducing COVID-19 Risk for Elderly, Immunocompromised

by Kate Yandell, FactCheck.org April 23, 2024April 24, 2024

LaToya Ramsey, Medical Respite director, stands inside of D.C.'s first medical respite program solely for women in Southeast. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Hope Has a Home, First Medical Respite Program For Women, Opens In D.C.

by Lindiwe Vilakazi April 17, 2024April 18, 2024

**FILE** O.J. Simpson (Don Cormier/Los Angeles Times, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

FactCheck.org, Health

O.J. Simpson Died from Cancer, Not COVID-19 Vaccine

by Saranac Hale Spencer, FactCheck.org April 12, 2024April 15, 2024

From April 11-17, people locally and nationwide will be celebrating Black Maternal Health Week in order to raise awareness about and combat challenges surrounding African American health disparities in maternal health and overall. (Courtesy of Black Mamas Matter Alliance via Facebook)

Black Maternal Health Week

by Lindiwe Vilakazi April 10, 2024April 11, 2024

**FILE** After a widely used test proved to overestimate Black people’s kidney health, the U.S. organ transplant network has now ordered hospitals and care facilities to use race-neutral tests when adding new patients to the kidney transplant waiting list. (Courtesy of baltimore.gov)

Racial Bias Uncovered in Kidney Transplantation System: Thousands of Black Patients Prioritized After Years of Waiting

by Stacy M. Brown April 7, 2024April 8, 2024

person holding syringe and vaccine bottle

Posts Raise Unfounded Concerns About Aluminum in Vaccines

by Kate Yandell, FactCheck.org April 5, 2024April 5, 2024