In this edition of GRIFF’s Prayer, he says he comes to the Lord with the gift of interpretation. He says a mosquito has just walked into church with a lot on its little mosquito heart. With the rise of the Zika Virus, and paranoia spreading, this little mosquito feels like his life has been changed […]

  There are nine people in Durham County with reports of confirmed Zika virus.  Health officials say these cases are from those who have traveled outside the US and not contracted from mosquitoes locally. But it is possible Zika could spread here. Read and see more at ABC11.com

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A new report illustrates major racial disparities when it comes to organ donations in the United States. According to the study conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 58 percent of individuals in the U.S. on the organ donation list are Black, Latino, and Asian. African-Americans account for 30 percent of that […]

Health officials warn of Zika Virus after reports show mosquitoes have spread the virus to 30 states which more than doubles the 12 that was reported previously. Dr. Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director of the CDC and Prevention, told reporters that the range of the Aedes mosquito species which can spread the virus is far larger […]

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Scores of mourners gathered at the First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem on Monday to say their final farewells to award-winning journalist Michael J. Feeney.

DCHHS director Zachary Thompson has advised many to use condoms to avoid any sexually transmitted diseases.

Although there are no reports of the Zika virus in North Carolina a student at the College of William and Mary has contracted the Zika virus while traveling in Central America over winter break. Reports say the student is expected to make a full recovery and is experiencing no symptoms and that the virus is not […]

Concerns about the Zika Virus have come to the U.S. where the virus has been reported. The virus has been contracted by those coming in from overseas.  The virus can not be passed from person to person but the CDC is warning pregnant women because the virus is linked to a number of birth defects. […]