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Vincent Gray

Gray Pushes for New Hospital in Budget

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer April 12, 2017October 30, 2020

Stephen Jefferson talks to participants in a 5K walk for cancer awareness at West Potomac Park in northwest D.C. on April 8. (Hamil R. Harris/The Washington Informer)

Fighting Cancer in D.C. a Lifelong Passion for One Survivor

by Hamil R. Harris April 12, 2017October 30, 2020

Courtesy of BET.com

Black Experience, Health

Racial Bias Affects Quality of Health Care for Black Men: Study

by WI Guest Author April 5, 2017October 30, 2020

Faith, Lyndia Grant, Religion

THE RELIGION CORNER: Obamacare Still Alive!

by Lyndia Grant March 29, 2017October 30, 2020

Benjamin Clark

Fight for Sickle Cell Awareness Revived

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer March 29, 2017October 30, 2020

National Brain Injury Month Spotlights African-Americans

by Stacy M. Brown March 15, 2017October 30, 2020

Dr. Cedrek McFadden, clinical professor of surgery at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville (Courtesy photo)

Blacks Need Vital Colon Cancer Screening

by Stacy M. Brown March 8, 2017October 30, 2020

Dr. J. Keith Melancon has turned a recently established kidney transplant center at the District’s George Washington University Hospital into one of the country’s most-respected and successful facilities, quickly emerging as a beacon of hope for Blacks and other minorities living in the Greater Washington Area. Pictured are: (left to right) Reginald Carroll, who donated a kidney to his wife (Alana), Dr. Melancon and his patient and kidney recipient, Alana Hunnicutt-Carroll. (Courtesy of George Washington University Hospital)

GW Transplant Institute: Among Fastest Growing Transplant Facilities in U.S.

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor March 8, 2017October 30, 2020

Marsha Greaves

Your Biggest Cheerleader in Health Care

by WI Guest Author March 8, 2017October 30, 2020

Courtesy of kidney.org

Are Your Kidneys Healthy? Ignorance Could Yield Fatal Results

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor March 8, 2017October 30, 2020