Health
We cover health care professionals, share tips from experts and profile patients and survivors on a wide array of health-related topics, including our Genki Aging series.
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Colorectal cancer screening could save lives
TOMO HIRAI, Nichi Bei Weekly
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Colorectal cancer, or cancer in the colon or rectum, affects both men and women and is the second most common form of cancer and third highest cause of cancer-related death […] READ MORE
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A Match for Bay: Eight-year-old Nikkei battles leukemia
HEATHER ITO, Nichi Bei Weekly Contributor
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While most children play outside this summer, 8-year-old Baylor “Bay” Nihei Fredrickson from Albany, Calif engages in Nerf gun battles with nurses in between chemotherapy rounds. Baylor, who is of […] READ MORE
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Let’s talk: About coping with cancer
Satsuki Ina, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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The big “C” word. There was a time in the past when talking about cancer, even mentioning the word was taboo. People would often go into seclusion and cope with […] READ MORE
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A psychological lifeline for Asian American teens
Katherine Kam, New America Media
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On a cold, clear Sunday evening in March, Hung Wei sits in the living room of her home in Cupertino, a prosperous Silicon Valley suburb, surrounded by a dozen high […] READ MORE
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LET’S TALK: About love
Satsuki Ina, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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For most of us, our first experience of being loved occurred in our home. As children, we took such things for granted or we didn’t recognize it when someone was […] READ MORE
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FIGHT FOR MIKE: 19-year-old Michael Sakata’s battle against leukemia
HEATHER ITO, Nichi Bei Weekly Contributor
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ROSEVILLE, Calif. — Despite the scorching 100-degree weather, Los Angeles Clippers forward Matt Barnes and former Sacramento Kings point guard Bobby Jackson joined about 45 other people to play in […] READ MORE
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Multiracial, multiethnic patients struggle to find marrow matches
HEATHER ITO, Nichi Bei Weekly Contributor
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Because Michael Sakata is of Japanese and Mexican ancestry, the need for new donors to register is crucial. Unlike blood donations, bone marrow matches depend more on the ethnicity of […] READ MORE
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LET’S TALK: About Day of Remembrance
Satsuki Ina, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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It’s only been in recent years that people have been able to talk about the incarceration of our Japanese American community during World War II as a form of “trauma.” […] READ MORE
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LET’S TALK: About coping with stress
Satsuki Ina, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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You may notice that some days just go along quite smoothly, and you hardly notice any emotional or physical discomfort. Other days, you may find yourself feeling agitated, irritable and […] READ MORE
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LET’S TALK: About Depression
Satsuki Ina, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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Feeling blue, sad, lethargic or unmotivated can be a transient mood that comes with disappointing news, such as not getting the job you interviewed for, being turned down for a […] READ MORE
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