Youth HIV Activists Lead Charge To End AIDS In Washington
According to the Washington State Department of Health, in Seattle, one in eight new HIV diagnoses occurs among youth ages 13-24. In 2014 Mayor...
Two People Diagnosed With Active TB At Local School
Over the past three months, two people at Mount Rainier High School in Des Moines have been diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB). The first...
Seattle Woman Grateful For Two Kidney Transplants
By Elaine Porterfield
Special To The Medium
Twice a year, Iris Clay celebrates the anniversaries of the days she received each of her two kidney transplants...
Proposed Bill Would Make HIV Testing Part Of Routine Medical Care
OLYMPIA – A bill heard earlier this week in the Senate Health Care Committee would make screening for HIV a routine part of diagnostic and screening...
Healthy Edge & Free Fades Event Offers A Free Fade With Every Free Blood...
High blood pressure is a serious health issue in the United States, affecting one in every three Americans. In the African-American community, the risk...
Public health Officials Tell County Council They’re Actively Preparing To Monitor And Treat Ebola...
Public health agencies throughout the country are reviewing their procedures for treatment of individuals who have contracted the Ebola virus. At the Oct. 27...
Health Clinic To Provide Free Dental, Vision And Medical Care This Week
More than 50 health, human service and civic organizations from across the State of Washington are joining together to produce a giant free health...
CDC Confirms Enterovirus D68 In King County
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the presence of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) in Washington state, including King County. The CDC...
Darrell Lynch On The importance Of African Americans To Manage Their Health
By Elaine Porterfield
Special to The Medium
Darrell Lynch loved his welding job. He felt terrific, loved being active, loved using the high-level skills he was...
Tuberculosis: The Contagious Disease That Won’t Go Away
Every week, we get a reminder in King County that tuberculosis (TB) not only lingers among us, but is a constant danger. Last year,...
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U.S. Basketball Player Malik Hall Evacuated From Israel Due To Tensions
Malik Hall, a former Michigan State basketball player, had to flee the Middle East due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, and was guided by his league to safety in Serbia.
