Category: Health
Ploughshares Fund announces $1,190,000 in Grants to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons
The global security foundation’s board of directors awards grants to 16 organizations working to stop nuclear threats WASHINGTON, DC – The global security foundation Ploughshares Fund announced that its board of directors awarded $1,190,000 in new grants to 16 organizations working to reduce and eliminate nuclear weapons, prevent conflict in regions where nuclear weapons exist,…
Disparities in Learning Mode Access Among K–12 Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic, by Race/Ethnicity, Geography, and Grade Level — United States, September 2020–April 2021
Emily Oster, PhD1,2; Rebecca Jack, MPP1; Clare Halloran, PhD1; John Schoof1; Diana McLeod1,5; Haisheng Yang, PhD1,3; Julie Roche4; Dennis Roche4 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, schools across the United States began transitioning to virtual learning during spring 2020. However, schools’ learning modes varied during the 2020–21 school year across states as schools transitioned at…
Surprising Factors That Could Be Spiking Your Blood Pressure
An alarming percentage of African Americans have been diagnosed with high blood pressure. In fact, data shows that Black people are almost twice as likely to have this condition as those of other ethnicities. While some risk factors for developing high blood pressure are obvious cush as genetics or a poor diet, there are other…
South Coast AQMD Issues Ozone Advisory Due to Heat Wave
Valid Monday June 14, 2021 through Saturday June 19, 2021 This advisory is in effect through Saturday. South Coast AQMD will issue an update if additional information becomes available. The National Weather Service has issued Excessive Heat Watches and Warnings for much of the South Coast Air Basin and the Coachella Valley, increasing the likelihood…
Don’t Lose Your Covid-19 Vaccination Card…You’re Going To Need It
You thought your ID and passport were your most precious travel documents. This summer add a small white piece of paper, better known as your COVID Card, to the list. Some destinations, cruise lines, and major sports venues are already requiring travelers to provide proof that they have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Other businesses,…
Hidden Gems Covered California Health Plans: The Best Deal in Health Care
The base fare for a bus ride on Los Angeles Metro is $1.75. A ride from Oakland to San Francisco on BART, the San Francisco-Bay Area rapid transit system can cost upwards of $3.70 one way. Not bad, right? But the best bang for your buck out there may be the deal that hundreds of…
San Bernardino Healthcare Workers to Rally, Lead Caravan in Support of Legislation to Recognize and Retain Frontline Caregivers As 30% of Healthcare Workers Consider Leaving Profession During Pandemic, Bill Aims to Address Shortage of Caregivers
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – Days before the California State Assembly faces a deadline to vote on bills introduced in the chamber, healthcare workers and community leaders rallied and lead a caravan on Monday, May 24 at Community Hospital of San Bernardino to urge Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-Highland) and other lawmakers to support the Health…
Drink This At Night To Shrink Your Stomach While You Sleep
The one part of the body that nearly everyone complains about wanting to trim down is, of course, the stomach, the midsection aka your belly. Getting rid of belly fat can prove to be difficult for many of us. Most of us want to try to slim down our belly, but end up losing other…
Dr. Amos Isaac, Educator and Lifelong Community Leader, Has Died
Dr. Isaac, a retired educator and lifelong community leader, passed away at the age of 86. Final arrangements are entrusted to the care of Tillman Riverside Mortuary. Visitation will be at Tillman Riverside Mortuary on Thursday, February 11, 2021, from 10 AM to 11 AM. (Due to Covid gathering restrictions, no more than 25 individuals…
Impact of COVID-19 on African Americans Highlights the Need for Health Coverage This Holiday Season
With COVID-19 raging across the country, African Americans — disproportionately infected with the virus – are being urged to enroll in health insurance through California’s Obamacare exchange, Covered California. While tens of thousands of African Americans have benefited from insurance through Covered California at one time or another since 2013, nearly 65,000 uninsured Africans Americans…
California Sees an Increase in Rare, Severe Complications from Untreated Gonorrhea
SACRAMENTO – In recent months, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has received reports of a severe form of gonorrhea called disseminated gonococcal infections (DGI), which is an uncommon, but significant complication of untreated gonorrhea. “As an infectious disease and public health physician, I am very concerned that we are seeing completely preventable complications…
Alex Trebek – Host of ‘Jeopardy!, Dies at 80
Longtime Jeopardy! game show host Alex Trebek has died after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer at his home in Los Angeles. He revealed on March 6, 2019, that though he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer and vowed to beat it. A year later Trebek opened up about his cancer treatment and…
New Google-IFC report estimates Africa’s Internet economy could be worth $180 billion by 2025
LAGOS, NAIROBI, JOHANNESBURG] November 11, 2020 —e-Conomy Africa 2020, a new report released today by Google and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), estimates that Africa’s Internet economy has the potential to reach 5.2% of the continent’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025, contributing nearly $180 billion to its economy. The projected potential contribution could reach…
Is this Covid or just the flu? Flu and Covid19 To Hit the IE With A Vengeance This Fall
Get a flu shot! If a patient has had a flu shot in time for immunity to build up, doctors can minimize flu as a possible cause and target Covid-19. (Redlands, Calif.) A devastating convergence of Covid-19 and influenza could hit Southern California this winter, and there’s one important action everyone can take immediately to…
Covered California Officially Launches Open Enrollment with Millions of Masks to Encourage Californians to “Get Covered/Stay Covered”
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Covered California officially kicked off its annual open-enrollment period on Monday with a statewide effort to encourage Californians to protect themselves, their families and their friends from the COVID-19 pandemic by wearing a mask and signing up for health care coverage. The campaign includes sending face masks, emblazoned with the message “Get…
St. Mary Medical Center awarded for excellence in specialties
Healthgrades honors hospital among nation’s best for stroke care APPLE VALLEY (Oct. 29, 2020) – St. Mary Medical Center was recognized recently by Healthgrades, a leading consumer health information site that named the Apple Valley hospital among the top hospitals in the nation for a variety of specialties. St. Mary received a total of 16…
Covered California for Small Business Announces a Record-Low Weighted Average Rate Change of 1.5 Percent for 2021
The 1.5 percent weighted average rate change for Covered California for Small Business plans is the lowest since the exchange opened in 2014 — and it comes as Covered California’s individual market premiums increased by only 0.6 percent. Covered California’s small-business marketplace continues to grow, with more than 62,000 members to date and double-digit membership…
Covered California Opens New Paths to Coverage for Wildfire Victims and Those Who Lose Their Job or Income During the Pandemic and Recession
*Covered California establishes a new special-enrollment period to benefit victims of the 500+ wildfires raging across the state. *In addition, Covered California announced new paths to coverage that will run through the end of 2020, for Californians who have lost employment or income due to the pandemic and resulting recession. *The moves come during ongoing…
Past Due Time for American Healthcare System to Protect Black Americans
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association Today, Americans are facing unprecedented times. We are in the midst of a global pandemic, our country has fallen into an economic recession, and hundreds of thousands are protesting police brutality and racial injustice. But there is another epidemic in this country…
Footballer Jerry Rice Makes Big Play For Kidney Health
(NAPSI)—Fans might think Jerry Rice, at 56, should be satisfied to sail silently into the sunset reflecting on his Pro Football Hall of Fame status, three Super Bowl rings, and two decades in the National Football League. Indeed, the iconic wide receiver retired his professional cleats years ago. Yet, he still…
Black Health Matters To Launch New Kidney Disease Channel
New York 6/15/20 Black Health Matterswww.blackhealthmatters.com has launched a new Kidney Disease Channel. The channel features original, content that will be especially noteworthy to the Black community. Roslyn Daniels, President, Black Health Matters adds, “We are especially excited to add a kidney disease channel with an emphasis on focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), a rare kidney…
Men’s Health Week Celebrates 26th Anniversary, Promotes COVID-19 Awareness
Passed by Congress and signed by President Clinton in 1994 WASHINGTON – National Men’s Health Week (NMHW) is celebrating the 26th anniversary of health awareness and advocacy during Men’s Health Month(www.MensHealthMonth.org) this June. NMHW is celebrated each year as the week that ends on Father’s Day, June 15-21 this year. The Week is celebrated around…
Can Dairy Products Protect You From Diabetes And Hypertension?
Diabetes and high blood pressure diagnoses are on the rise in the United States and that’s especially the case in the Black community. Finding ways to fight against these conditions and improve people’s health is an effort that researchers all over the world are committed to. As a result, an international study that analyzed data…
COVID-19 Updates Statewide
Health Care Worker Infection Rates As of June 15, local health departments have reported 12,295 confirmed positive cases in health care workers and 75 deaths statewide. Your Actions Save Lives Every person has a role to play. Protecting yourself and your family comes down to common sense: Staying home except for essential needs/activities following local…
‘Racism Is An Ongoing Public Health Crisis That Needs Our Attention Now’, Says APHA
The following statement was released by the American Public Health Association following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police on May 25. Statement from APHA Executive Director Georges Benjamin, MD “I can’t breathe.” With those last words, George Floyd, an unarmed, handcuffed black man, died this week after being pinned down…
