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The Changing Landscape of Health Care in Wards 7 and 8

This is the story of a new hospital and the way it could impact care east of the river. For years, the health landscape in...

A Matter of Life and Death: Maternal Mortality in the District

For Jo Palmer, her daughter’s birth was a miracle she never thought she’d live to see. She almost didn’t. Palmer suffers from mixed-connective tissue syndrome as...

Dealing With the Winter Blues

My internal alarm clock wakes me up at 5 a.m. every day. During the warmer months, I would be gently awakened by the sunlight...

Mobile Mammography Van Prepares for Maiden Voyage

Getting to a doctor’s appointment when you have a laundry list of things to do can be cumbersome at best. Even when the office...

Get Fresh with These Produce Markets and Giveaways

Maybe what you’re looking for is the freshest thing you can find. Let's help: Here's two fresh food markets. One gives away free food;...

Historic Langston Golf Course

Have you yet to play at the historic Langston Golf Course, located just blocks from Capitol Hill? This is a gem within our neighborhood...

DPR Opens Registration-Only Facilities, Fall Programs

Limited in-person fall programs will be offered at specific DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) locations, as well as virtual programs. Registration will...

DC Will Enforce School Vaccines

It’s almost time to get back to school for more than 90 thousand students in the District. But, with less than 3 weeks to...

The State of HIV in DC

Not long ago, in 2009, Washington, DC, had the highest rate of HIV infections in the country. Headlines read that the rates were “higher...

Blowing in the Wind

A 2011 study found that you’d have to drive a Ford F150 Raptor for 3,887 miles, or the distance from north Texas to Anchorage,...