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A resident stops by a vaccine clinic in southeast D.C. to receive a monkeypox vaccine. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Are Monkeypox Incident Reports Unfairly Highlighting Gay Males?

by Lindiwe Vilakazi September 28, 2022November 30, 2023

Many School Uniforms Contain Potentially Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’: Study

by Kayla Benjamin September 28, 2022October 14, 2022

Giant’s Healthy Living Program Brought to Ward 8 in Southeast D.C.

by Lindiwe Vilakazi September 21, 2022November 30, 2023

10 Early Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer’s

by WI Web Staff September 21, 2022September 22, 2022

Rosa Lee, a resident in northeast D.C. and volunteer with Washington Interfaith Networks, talks about learning the harmful pollutants from natural gas. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Inflation Reduction Act May Help D.C. Address Its Unequal Air Pollution

by Kayla Benjamin September 14, 2022September 14, 2022

Anxious and depressed teens are using a variety of powerful psychiatric drugs, many of which have not been tested for use by adolescents. (Courtesy of Healthline)

Prescribing Adolescents Psychiatric Drugs the Norm, Especially Within BIPOC Communities

by Stacy M. Brown September 7, 2022September 23, 2022

At-risk D.C. residents can receive the monkeypox vaccine at their request. (Courtesy photo)

Biden Admin Ramping Up Monkeypox Vaccine Supply

by Stacy M. Brown August 18, 2022August 18, 2022

air air pollution climate change dawn

Feds Unveil National Tool to Measure Environmental Health Impacts

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer August 17, 2022August 17, 2022

**FILE** The D.C. Council chamber at the John A. Wilson Building in D.C. (Courtesy of dccouncil.us)

D.C. Lawmakers Want More Info on Monkeypox Made Public

by WI Web Staff August 16, 2022August 16, 2022

close up of a man wearing a necklace in the shape of africa

Africa’s Healthy Life Expectancy Rises But Issues Persist

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer August 10, 2022August 10, 2022