Montgomery Community Media

Según los datos estadísticos que se comparten en la página web de la organización Nueva Vida sobre el cáncer en las mujeres latinas, las latinas tienen una mayor mortalidad por cáncer de mama que las mujeres blancas no latinas debido a tasas de detección más bajas y limitaciones en el acceso a la atención oportuna […]

Los homenajes de los líderes de Maryland para honrar a la jueza de la Corte Suprema, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, no se hicieron esperar tan pronto se conoció la noticia de su muerte. Ginsburg falleció el viernes a los 87 años de “complicaciones del cáncer de páncreas metastásico”, según un comunicado de la Corte Suprema. Su […]

Tributes from leaders in Maryland are pouring in to honor Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ginsburg died this evening at 87 from “complications of metastatic pancreas cancer,” according to a statement from the Supreme Court. Her death leaves a Supreme Court seat vacancy, weeks before the 2020 General Election. NPR reports that Ginsburg dictated […]

La organización comunitaria Nueva Vida por más de 21 años ha tenido la misión de ser el apoyo para las mujeres latinas que tienen cáncer. No obstante, durante la pandemia de Covid-19 el apoyo se ha hecho más fuerte debido a la creciente necesidad por perdida de empleo, enfermedad y el manejo en el tema […]

Nueva Vida es una organización sin ánimo de lucro que tiene como misión informar, apoyar y empoderar a las latinas cuyas vidas se ven afectadas por el cáncer, y defender y facilitar el acceso oportuno a la atención del cáncer de última generación. Ahora, durante la pandemia de Covid-19 se han convertido en un apoyo […]

Here are five things to know in Montgomery County for Jan 6. Sunny today, but tomorrow’s forecast includes snow. 1. Opposing Anti-Semitism: The American Jewish Committee has declared today #JewishAndProud Day in a worldwide demonstration of Jewish pride in the face of recent attacks against Jews. For more information, click here. 2. Municipal Monday: Rockville’s […]

Welcome to the first Five Things of a new decade! Partly cloudy today with rain likely Friday. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County for Jan 2. 1. School’s Back in Session: Sorry kids, winter break is over. 2. Spanish Circle Time: The Takoma Park Library hosts a Spanish Circle for babies, toddlers […]

We talk with Dr. Travis Gayles, Montgomery County health officer, about declining cancer rates. And even though the rates are falling, what does that mean if you or a loved one receive a cancer diagnosis?

The loss of trailblazing journalist Cokie Roberts is certainly felt in Montgomery County. She may have been born in Louisiana, and both parents served in the U.S. House of Representatives. She lived in the county for more 67 years. In 1960, she graduated from the all-girls Catholic school Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart […]

Amaris Arias, 15, died last week after a seven-year battle with kidney cancer. She was diagnosed at 8 years old. Loved ones described her as a “wonderful big sister and helpful daughter,” who loved basketball and music. In a letter to the Blair community families, Principal Renay Johnson wrote, “Amaris was a Blazer and we […]