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Each July, Minority Mental Health Awareness Month shines light on a critical disparity: While mental health issues affect all people — regardless of race, culture, or ethnicity — minority populations face greater obstacles to care.

Insect bites and stings are a ubiquitous part of summer, and while most people suffer from the occasional irritating itch or painful sting, some can have serious allergic reactions to summer’s buzzing pests. J

Consumers should stop using certain brands of spray-on sunscreen products made by Johnson & Johnson.

Cara Scharf majored in English in college, so she's always been good with words. But right after graduation, she discovered she would have to deal with four letters: BRCA. Cara was just 22 when she tested found out she was BRCA 1+ positive.

Brenda talks about her experience being diagnosed with breast cancer on the GW Mammovan.

Pinky Rose Aluben, an oncology infusion nurse with the George Washington UniversityPinky Rose Aluben (GW) Medical Faculty Associates (MFA) Department of Medicine, has seen the highs and lows of cancer care, but she has never wavered in providing both levity and warmth to patients and their…

Mark Bates, technical director for Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory Services at the Mark Bates George Washington University (GW) Medical Faculty Associates (MFA), has high standards — for his team, for patient outcomes, and for himself.