Health

Public Health Adds Additional Masking Requirements for Indoor Employees

These upgraded masks are better at blocking virus particles from going through the mask.

4 years ago

As Pediatric Hospitalizations Increase and In-Person Learning Resumes, Parents and Children Are Urged to Take Precaution Amid Surging Transmission

This week, in an effort to increase capacity at schools to offer testing to returning students, LA County Public Health…

4 years ago

California Launches Program to Compensate Survivors of State-Sponsored Sterilization

From 1909 through 1979, under state eugenics laws, thousands of people who lived in California state-run hospitals, homes and institutions…

4 years ago

Los Angeles County COVID-19 Cases More than Double from Yesterday to 6,509 New Cases

The increase in cases represents more than double the Dec. 21 case count.

4 years ago

Washington D.C. BRIEFS: Projects at Ports of Long Beach and Oakland, Dems Question Meta; Senators Call for Stronger EPA Methane Rule; $5 Million to Support Unhoused Veterans

More Than $57 Million Awarded for Infrastructure Projects at Ports of Long Beach and Oakland WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator…

4 years ago

Local Restaurants Mostly Silent on Proof of Vaccination Status

If you have recently dined out, you may have been asked a simple question. Can you provide proof of vaccination? …

4 years ago

Seedy Thoughts: Two Out of Three Sisters

Foods that grow together go together, so goes the old saying. It’s become the locavore’s anthem, your cue to coax…

4 years ago

High Rate of Boosters at Skilled Nursing Facilities Show Vaccines Can Offer the Best Protection

Currently, 84% of eligible skilled nursing facility residents and 50% of eligible staff have received booster shots (90% of residents…

4 years ago

Justice Department Announces Series of Cases to Combat Addiction Treatment Kickback Schemes in Orange County

the Department of Justice has filed criminal charges against 10 defendants – four of whom were taken into custody Dec.…

4 years ago

COVID-19 BRIEFS: New Omicron Cases, Community Org’s, Key to Vaccine Equity, Marking Year Anniversary of First C-19 Vaccine and Progress

Community organizations have employed hundreds of health educators and health workers to provide residents in hard hit communities with resources…

4 years ago