By Kevin Hardy The Des Moines Register DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bob Rees wants you to look around the refrigerated yogurt section the next time you’re at your local […]
San Francisco to build memorial for WWII ‘comfort women’
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The city of San Francisco will soon have the nation’s first memorial to so-called “comfort women,” of women who were forced into sex slavery by the […]
The Layup Drill: Football wrap-up and a Storm injury
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this column, we look at the agent for Tom Brady and his new venture, a […]
Vincent Ticzon: diversity rock star of urgent care
By Arlene Kiyomi Dennistoun NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Vincent Ticzon is a “rock star” of diversity and profitability, said Debbie Bird, Business Development Manager of Immediate urgent care clinics. Ticzon manages […]
Korean Americans seek cancer screening outside the U.S.
By Praphanit Doowa NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY A study conducted by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington (UW) found that a third of the Korean Americans who […]
Screen, screen, screen… — Insight from an oncologist
The announcement of cancer is devastating, and many patients are baffled by the circumstance
Matching donated blood with patients: why diversity matters
With a growing Asian population in the Northwest, there’s an increasing number of Asian patients needing blood transfusions. “Advances in science make it possible to closely match donor blood with […]
Asian community plays key role in healthcare
The vibrant and growing Asian community in the Northwest has a major impact on the excellent healthcare system that benefits everyone in the region. As healthcare professionals delivering high quality […]
MultiCare Connected Care’s Dr. Zak Ramadan-Jradi: Caring for patients through technology
“Call me Zak to make life easier for everyone,” said Ramadan-Jradi. He was affable and enthusiastic about the upcoming rollout of connecting various electronic medical record systems throughout MCC’s network members.
Diabetes becoming a global epidemic, but also hits close to home with Asian Americans
Diabetes is a disease that is quickly becoming a global epidemic.