D.C. Department of Health
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High Maternal Mortality Rate Among Blacks Alarms D.C. Leaders
Black women are dying at higher rates than white women in the District when having babies and city leaders are…
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D.C. Health Dept. Takes Action Amid Measles Outbreak
The District has largely been spared from a measles outbreak sweeping across the U.S. that is sparking a verbal war…
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Max Robinson Center Continues to Tackle D.C.’s AIDS Epidemic
In Washington, D.C., the rate of newly diagnosed cases of HIV has seen a downward trend over the past 10…
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Summit’s Focus: High Mortality Rates of Black Mothers, Infants
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, just four months into parenthood with the adoption of a newborn named Miranda Elizabeth, welcomed six…
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D.C. Launches Campaign to Promote HIV Pill
D.C.'s Department of Health has launched a campaign to educate the city's transgender community about the importance of taking a…
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D.C. Uses Controversial Ad for HIV Prevention Pill
A bold new advertisement campaign launched by the D.C. Department of Health uses sexual innuendos to promote the use of…
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UMC Permanently Closes Obstetrics Ward
The United Medical Center board voted Thursday against renewing the hospital's obstetrics ward after the D.C. Department of Health restricted…
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HU Hospital Expands to Enhance Women’s Health Care
Howard University Hospital has partnered with Unity Health Care to expand its obstetrics services, part of an effort to reach…
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D.C. Steps Up Rat Abatement Program
In recent years, D.C. has seen an increase in rodent activity, which is believed to be a result of warmer…
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Veritas Ousted as UMC Operator
The D.C. Council moved Tuesday to disapprove a contract extension for the consulting firm managing the city's only public hospital.
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