June 2017

Wound Care

Every year wounds resulting from diseases such as diabetes, poor blood flow or confinement to a bed keep millions of Americans from enjoying normal activities of daily living. Non-healing wounds linger for three to four weeks – increasing the risk of infections and sometimes loss of limbs.   Kariah Health Clinic offers advanced technology  using individual treatment regimens […]

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Pharmacogenetic Testing

Is your Medication Working For You? If you answered No personalized medication management is for you A simple genetic test using a cheek swab sample will inform you if you will respond to the drug you are taking. It’s a safe and simple way to determine if your medication works. The test is free for patients covered by Medicare and

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Diabetes Education

Diabetes is the key leading cause of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, amputation and blindness induced morbidity and mortality. According to CDC, 80% of all diabetics die from stroke (64%) and heart attacks (16%). There are 29 million Americans currently diagnosed with diabetes. Another 86 million American adults are pre-diabetic.  77.4 million of the 86

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Health Education

Global Health Education and Research  : Kariah works in collaboration with various organizations to promote Health. In the past we have collaborated with the African Immigrant Health promotion Lab a project of the Baptist  International Ministry at American University,  a ministry affiliate of the District of Columbia Baptist Convention to conduct health promotion through outreach to churches. Health

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