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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Battling the stigma of HIV in the API community
By Rochelle Bargo, New America Media
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Seventeen years ago, Henry Ocampo did not think he would make it past his 25th birthday. A fresh graduate from the University of California, Davis, the young Filipino American was […] READ MORE
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Keiro celebrates 50 years of caring for Nikkei seniors in Southern California
TAKESHI NAKAYAMA, Nichi Bei Weekly Contributor
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LOS ANGELES — Keiro Senior HealthCare, the largest nonprofit health care organization serving older Japanese Americans, is celebrating its 50th year of enhancing the quality of life for seniors in […] READ MORE
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Alzheimer’s Disease: An overlooked killer
TOMO HIRAI, Nichi Bei Weekly
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Kimochi Inc., a San Francisco Japantown-based nonprofit that provides culturally sensitive care to San Francisco’s seniors, invited the Alzheimer’s Association to present on the disease during a community event. Through […] READ MORE
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Judo master, 98, is of healthy mind and spirit
TOMO HIRAI, Nichi Bei Weekly
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Keiko Fukuda, at the age of 98, continues to practice judo, an art she has honed for more than 70 years. While she is often confined to a wheelchair, following […] READ MORE
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HUMANITARIAN MISSION: Doctors make biennial medical visit to hibakusha
TOMO HIRAI, Nichi Bei Weekly
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As part of the ongoing dedication to hibakusha, survivors of the atomic bombings during World War II, the 18th biennial medical examinations of American survivors of Japanese and Korean descent […] READ MORE
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COPING WITH KIDNEY FAILURE: Retired San Jose teacher seeks donor
KRISTEN SATO, Nichi Bei Weekly Contributor
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A mother, retired school teacher and caretaker to those around her, Robin Ohara is as giving as she is compassionate. Now in her greatest time of need, however, those closest […] READ MORE
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The many uses and benefits of soy
AKIKO MINAGA, Nichi Bei Weekly Contributor
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From a fresh edamame to even an aged, fermented bean, soybeans in every form have been lauded as a health superfood for centuries. Packed with proteins and antioxidants, it comes […] READ MORE
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Soy to the world: Small businesses explore varied tastes, textures
AKIKO MINAGA, Nichi Bei Weekly Contributor
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Megumi Natto It’s sticky, stringy and it’s stinky (but in a good way). Like the ripest of natto will shock people initially, but reward those that don’t shy away […] READ MORE
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Increase in HIV contraction in APIs, especially among women
Bay City News Service
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HIV and AIDS may often be associated with the homosexual male demographic, but ethnic minority awareness groups are bringing light to the increasing rise in HIV infection in an unexpected […] READ MORE
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Bill Gates Foundation’s Tachi Yamada to step down as global health president
Nichi Bei Weekly Staff
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SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Feb. 14 that Dr. Tachi Yamada will retire as president of the Global Health Program, a position he held for five […] READ MORE
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