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World AIDS Day — A Call For Reflection, Support and Solutions

by Lindiwe Vilakazi November 30, 2022November 30, 2022

Community health clinic Whitman-Walker, in partnership with the Smithsonian museum, is hosting a series of events this week in honor of World AIDS Day.

Tips for a Dementia-Friendly Thanksgiving

by Lindiwe Vilakazi November 22, 2022November 23, 2022

Dr. Shantella Sherman

ASALH Presents Freedom Scholars Award to Local Historian, Author

by Lindiwe Vilakazi November 22, 2022November 23, 2022

Black women die of breast cancer at a higher rate than white and Hispanic women. (Stock photo)

Are African American Women at a Medical Disadvantage?

by Lindiwe Vilakazi November 16, 2022November 17, 2022

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A High Price to Pay With Diabetes

by Lindiwe Vilakazi November 9, 2022November 10, 2022

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RSV Infections Make an Early Visit

by Lindiwe Vilakazi November 2, 2022November 3, 2022

Influenza Rates Rising Again

by Lindiwe Vilakazi October 26, 2022October 27, 2022

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser delivers remarks during the opening of the Cedar Hill Urgent Care Center in Southeast on Oct. 7. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Ward 8 Lands First Urgent Care Center

by Lindiwe Vilakazi October 12, 2022October 13, 2022

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, 2022September 28, 2022

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

by Lindiwe Vilakazi September 21, 2022September 26, 2022