Health Connect

National Women’s Health Week is underway. It began on Mother’s Day and continues until May 17. Health Week also is part of National Women’s Health Month. The idea for National… Read More

This year National Nurses Week coincides with Mother’s Day. To some this might seem like a coincidence, but for two nurses at Rockville’s Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, the… Read More

Nearly two years after cannabis was legalized in the state, Maryland rolled out a task force to examine how the state could potentially also legally sanction natural psychedelics. The substances… Read More

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday an advisory committee will meet on May 22 to discuss and make recommendations about the composition of this fall’s Covid-19 vaccines. In… Read More

The community will celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month on Sunday, May 4, in Germantown. The Asian American Health Initiative (AAHI) and Office of Community Partnerships (OCP)… Read More

April is Autism Acceptance Month. Psychologist and researcher Dr. Bernard Rimland initiated the idea in 1970. Rimland co-founded the Autism Society of America. The organization has 70 different affiliates around… Read More

Residents can safely dispose of unused medications at multiple locations during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 26. The initiative aims to prevent drug misuse and protect… Read More

Childhood cancer impacts thousands of children in the United States each year. While cancer in a child is rare compared to adults, the disease can strike, and cause unspeakable heartbreak… Read More

In hopes of increasing access to healthy locally produced food, Montgomery County’s Office of Food Systems Resilience (OFSR) and the Office of Grants Managment awarded $750,000 in grants. The six… Read More

Montgomery County’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) hosted its fifth annual “Right From the Start” event on April 12 to support the health and well-being of Black children… Read More

April is Parkinson’s disease awareness month. Last Friday, people marked World Parkinson’s Day to bring attention to this neurodegenerative disease of the nervous system. The disease is named after James… Read More

Un nuevo informe del departamento de salud del condado de Montgomery muestra que los residentes afroamericanos e hispanos continúan enfrentando importantes disparidades en materia de salud. El informe, “Salud en… Read More