By Greg Dill If you’re approached by someone who offers “free” genetic testing or cancer screening, turn them down. Medicare doesn’t cover such tests unless a doctor who’s treating you orders them and they’re medically necessary. Laboratory representatives have allegedly been taking swabs inside the mouths of Medicare beneficiaries at health fairs, senior centers, residential…
By Kenneth E. Thorpe The World Health Organization thinks that drug companies are ripping off cancer patients. For every dollar these firms invest in drug development, they supposedly reap excessively high profits. The global health body urges governments to consider “strengthening pricing [control] policies at the national and regional levels.” Instead of promoting price controls…
By Twilight Greenaway, Civil Eats This story was produced in partnership with Civil Eats, a nonprofit news organization focused on the American food system. LAMONT, Calif. — Victor Gutierrez contracted valley fever, an illness caused by a soil-borne fungus, and he thinks he got it in the summer of 2011 when he worked in the…
Family hangs on to hope and long-term medical care as the best medical option Dayton, OH — There was no more highly esteemed than the Moore family matriarch Blanche J. Moore when she was up and well. Into her early adult life, she suffered from mental illness and bouts of depression. A devout African American…
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Animal control officers could suggest criminal charges against the California Equine Retirement Foundation, after the removal of about 40 horses from the sanctuary By DAVID DOWNEY Riverside Press Enterprise Retired racehorses have long thrived at a respected Riverside County sanctuary, but the operator of the ranch now stands accused of starving horses, many of whose…
BY MICHAEL FINCH II California’s efforts to improve health care for children is being dimmed by high rents and housing prices, poorly performing schools, expensive child care and a host of other challenges, according to a new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. In many ways, the report reflects a familiar story for the…
By CITY NEWS SERVICE LOS ANGELES — The driver of an SUV who was killed in a two-vehicle crash in North Hills was publicly identified Monday. Francisco Hernandez Rivas, 48, was a North Hills resident, coroner’s Lt. Larry Dietz said. It happened about 5:35 a.m. Sunday when a vehicle going north on Haskell Avenue struck…
First-generation college students in sociology and education received the Ford Foundation awards to support their research By Tess Eyrich RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Two graduate students at the University of California, Riverside, have been named 2019 Ford Foundation Fellows. The fellowships, awarded in a national competition administered by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,…
By A.R. Shaw In 2018, the NBA teamed up with Take-Take Interactive Software Inc. to launch the NBA 2K League, an esports (or electronic sports) league where gamers battle on XboxOne. Each of the league’s 21 teams drafts six players to compete as unique characters in 5-on-5 play in regular-season games, in-season tournaments, and playoffs….
By Defender News Service Brand familiarity isn’t everything when it comes to attracting audiences to the multiplex, and Hollywood is learning that lesson the hard way this summer with a slew of underperforming sequels and reboots. That so-called franchise fatigue came to a head this weekend with the releases of “Men in Black: International” and…
By: Lou Yeboah You see, as one hymn writer put it: I was sinking deep in sin, far from the peaceful shore, very deeply stained within, sinking to rise no more, but the Master of the sea heard my despairing cry, from the waters lifted me, now safe am I…. Yes, Love lifted me, when…
Tracy Howe Wispelwey Minister for Congregational and Community Engagement I traveled to the US/Mexico Border as another migrant caravan arrived this winter. I worked to identify particularly vulnerable persons such as unaccompanied minors, those with imminent threats on their life, those with life-threatening health concerns, and LGBTQ persons. Measuring the vulnerability and suffering of people…
BY VINCENT MOLESK BY EMILY ZENTNER Although gasoline prices in Sacramento keep falling, a statewide tax set to take effect next month may change all that. Prices dropped 8 cents in Sacramento last week amid a continued decline, bringing the average cost for a gallon of regular-grade gas to $3.74, according to fuel price tracker…
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Medical marijuana is now legal in 33 states, but some have been slow to reap the economic benefits. Advocates say this is because of a long legislative and legal process that delays the rollout of legalization and results in numerous restrictions. “How the states regulate marijuana varies greatly,” says Sarah Lee Gossett Parrish (www.sarahleegossettparrish.com), a…
By Manny Otiko | California Black Media The Sacramento radio personality and insurance agent, who is 39 now, said his wife was a full-time student at the time and he was the only bread winner. Plus, he made some bad financial decisions before that, trying to live above his means. His credit rating would not…
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Norma J. Torres (D-Pomona) recently congratulated seven area high school students accepted to the U.S. military service academies. The students were nominated by a panel of judges with military backgrounds. Following a rigorous application and interview process, the judges made their recommendations to the respective service academies for final approval….
By Tanu Henry | California Black Media In February, Gov. Newsom asked Tony Thurmond, Superintendent of Public Instruction, to set up a task force charged with looking at the impact public charter school funding has on district-run public school finances. The team submitted its report to the governor last week. The10-page document is expected to…
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – In its February issue, Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education (HO) magazine named San Bernardino Valley College one of the nation’s Top 50 Community Colleges for Hispanics. SBVC is ranked #27 for community colleges with the greatest total enrollment of Hispanic students. The HO is a national monthly magazine that provides education…
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – Men’s basketball head coach Quincy Brewer was named the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference North Division’s Coach of the Year. He led the team to a division championship, with a 9-1 record. SBVC center Roman Silva was selected co-player of the year for the North Division, earning the honor alongside David Thompson…
Join us for an elegant evening with awards presentations recognizing prominent people in the community. The event highlight features includes special guest performances, fine dining and dancing. The honorees are Southwest Gas Corporation, Desert Community Bank, McKay’s Mortuaries, Delta Sigma Theta High Desert Alumnae Chapter, Women of Nobel Character and Victor Valley NAACP Branch 1082….
