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A Public Briefing at UMMA's Fremont Wellness Center
Sylvia Plath once described the month of August as “that odd, uneven time” when the best of summer is gone, and the new autumn not yet born. I face each August with a similar wistfulness, a sense of both beginnings and endings. For me, the month of August is always happily anticipated as […]
PoliticoPro recently sat down with clinic leadership across the country, including UMMA’s very own CEO, Dr. Miriam Y. Vega, to discuss the current political environment’s impact on the undocumented population residing in the United States seeking medical care. “They may come to us and feel safe, but when we give them a referral to a […]
Norman Vincent Peale, author of The Power of Positive Thinking, once observed, “Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex”. Linking this to how we might apply it to our psychological health, my fear is that through repetition […]
The Orange County Register interviews an UMMA founding (and current) board member, Dr. Munaf Kadri, at this year’s Eid al-Fitr celebration in Anaheim, CA, at Angel Stadium that brought together 20,000 people of all cultures and backgrounds, united in faith. Click here to read the article. “We try to treat everyone as we would like […]
Our country has long distinguished itself as a beacon of hope, a bastion of compassion, and a place where individuals are free to strive for fulfilling their greatest potential. An integral part to fulfilling one’s potential is equitable access to healthcare and the advantages afforded by good health, physically, mentally, and […]