By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly There were those who simply couldn’t miss a paycheck. So when they heard about the H1N1 virus, when they contracted it, and when their family members contracted it, they went to work, as usual.
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Mandatory sick leave? Who pays?
Posted on 15 September 2011.
Posted in Features, Health, Vol 30 No 38 | 9/17-9/231 Comment
Is there plasticizer in your food? What is the FDA hiding?
Posted on 23 June 2011.
By Ngoc Nguyen, Vivian Po, Summer Chiang New America Media More than three weeks after the Taiwanese government began a massive recall of tainted food products, the United States government has provided no guidance to retailers as to which products are safe to sell. By contrast, the Philippines, Canada, and New Zealand have published the [...]
Posted in Food, Health, Vol 30 No 26 | 6/25-7/10 Comments
Is smoking an epidemic for Asians?
Posted on 20 January 2011.
Tong K. began to smoke when he secretly took a smoking pipe from his parents in China at the age of eight.
Posted in Health, Vol 30 No 4 | 1/22-1/286 Comments
Medical refugees find themselves shut out from the care they need
Posted on 16 December 2010.
Serah Alexander lives under the crushing weight of medical bills. The mother of three was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer that has spread to her bones.
Posted in Community News, Features, Health, Vol 29 No 51 | 12/18-12/241 Comment
API innovators celebrated for their contributions to healthcare
Posted on 14 October 2010.
Healthcare professionals who have championed clinics for the poor and paved new territory in medical fields made up the honorees for Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation’s 13th
Posted in Community News, Health, Profiles, Vol 29 No 42 | 10/16-10/221 Comment
Ethnic elders split on Washington state assisted suicide law
Posted on 07 October 2010.
When nearly six in 10 voters in Washington state approved Initiative 1000, the 2008 Death with Dignity Act, Seattle resident Tam Hue (last name not given), 73,
Posted in Health, Vol 29 No 41 | 10/9-10/152 Comments
Anthony Chen brings a doctor’s care and sensitivity to health department
Posted on 30 September 2010.
“Regardless of how good of a doctor you are, a lot of other elements are involved in patient care,” said Dr. Anthony Chen.
Posted in Community News, Health, Profiles, Vol 29 No 40 | 10/2-10/80 Comments
The Health Issue
Posted on 16 September 2010.
Community clinic providing interpretation for API community named Pioneer in Healthcare
Kin On demonstrates respect for both elders and families
Nikkei Concerns: a gathering place with buzz for Seattle’s Japanese American elders
Posted in Community News, Health, Vol 29 No 38 | 9/18-9/240 Comments
In the Mien community, Eastern and Western medicine go hand-in-hand
Posted on 16 September 2010.
If you don’t have health insurance, Farm Sirisisangpha can tell you where to apply. If you don’t feel well, she can tell you which doctor to go to. And if you don’t feel any
Posted in Community News, Health, Vol 29 No 38 | 9/18-9/242 Comments
Asians overcome cultural stigmas in order to treat Alzheimer’s
Posted on 16 September 2010.
“In Asian culture, nobody will disagree with you if you want to take care of the elders,” said Sam Wan, chief executive officer and a founding member of Kin On,
Posted in Community News, Health, Vol 29 No 38 | 9/18-9/241 Comment
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