Detroit expands testing to all residents, no symptoms or prescription required

May 19th, 20200 DETROIT — Starting Wednesday, drive-through testing at Detroit's State Fairgrounds is now available to any and all Detroit residents, even those not showing COVID-19 symptoms. The city's Health Department Chief Public Health Officer Denise Fair announced the change on Monday. There is no charge for the COVID-19 test and residents...

Ghada Abdallah appointed to Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority board

April 6th, 20180 By Farah Harb The Arab American News Abdallah took the fight against substance abuse as a personal mission one month after she lost her 38-year-old cousin to addiction. DETROIT – After being the first Arab American and Muslim woman appointed to the Michigan Pharmacists Association in 2016 and a member of the Detroit Wayne...

Abdul El-Sayed hosts town hall with Linda Sarsour and Winnie Wong

December 22nd, 20171 ANN ARBOR — Optimism echoed through the University of Michigan's Union Rogel Ballroom on December 16, as speeches from Abdul El-Sayed, Linda Sarsour and Winnie Wong inspired attendees at a town hall event. More than 100 students and citizens filled the second floor ballroom during finals week to hear the speeches from El-Sayed, a...