A Pandemic Year for Veterinarians
For everyone 2020 presented numerous challenges and even some opportunities. Daily routines were rapidly altered, creating a new reality. The practice of veterinary medicine...
UMC Offers Vaccine to Residents 65+
Appointments to get the COVID-19 vaccine from the District filled up only hours after the portal opened Monday morning. But District residents aged 65...
Transgender Policy in the Schools
School support for transgender students is a critical matter, says Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders (SMYAL) Programs Director Adalphie Johnson. In partnership with District...
COVID-19 Vaccination Appointments Fill Quickly
All 6,700 of the available COVID-19 vaccination appointments for the week of Jan. 11 were filled within hours of Mayor Muriel Bowser's 10 a.m....
Luxury Residences Offer Support as A Fitness Amenity
It’s January, and all over the District, people are re-committing to health and fitness after a year of COVID-19 restrictions that have kept many...
Vaccine Registration Opens Noon Monday for Residents 65+
District residents 65 and over will be able to register and sign up to schedule the COVID-19 vaccine as of noon, Monday, Jan. 11.
It...
2021 Health and Fitness Trends
New Years is the time many of us make resolutions to change something we don’t like about ourselves or our lives. We’re eating too...
Tall in the Saddle with Serve Your City
Serve Your City (SYC) has recently received well deserved attention for its work with Ward 6 Mutual Aid (W6MA), providing food and supplies since...
A Look Back at 2020
2020 was a year and a half, and most of us are not too sad to see the back of it. Was it only...
For Pets and People, Liver Care is Essential
You can’t live without a liver. Spleen? Sure. Only one kidney? You bet. But the liver? Nope. It serves myriad functions, which cannot be...
