Health
Extra Edition: Children Orphaned by Covid.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3 PROGRAM # 9522 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Children Orphaned During Pandemic. Millions of children are being left orphaned after one or both parents died of Covid-19. Some call this a hidden and global pandemic within the pandemic. What are the new challenges facing these families? How are they coping with the […]
Cuba’s Vaccine Success. Also, Young Latinos at Higher Risk of Colon Cancer.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 PROGRAM # 9521 12:00 PM PT Cuba’s Vaccine Success. Cuba reports an extraordinary Covid19 vaccination success, surpassing richer countries, based on four Covid vaccines developed in the island, vaccines that can be used for low-income nations. A Cuban scientist talks about these developments. He also discusses the efforts to get the Cuban […]
Extra Edition: California Heads for Universal Health Care. (Repeat). Also, Restoring Safety Net for Immigrant Families.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 PROGRAM # 9519 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: California Heads for Universal Health Care. (Repeat). A state health care bill to create a single-payer system is moving forward in the California legislature. Known as CalCare, the plan would get rid of private insurers and would provide government-run coverage for all residents in the […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 PROGRAM # 9520 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Justice Breyer is retiring from the Supreme Court and President Biden promised to nominate a Black woman. With a conservative supermajority in the court, what’s at stake? What can immigrants expect? In other news, Florida Gov. DeSantis and Republicans in the state Senate are […]
A National Blood Crisis.
MONDAY, JANUARY 31 PROGRAM # 9518 12:00 PM PT A National Blood Crisis. A hospital in Los Angeles was forced this month to temporarily close its trauma center because it ran out of blood for patients. This is part of a national blood crisis, “the worst blood shortage in over a decade,” according to humanitarian […]
(Español) Piden a su representante votar sí a CalCare, o ley de pagador único, es el último día
(Español) Durante todo el día de hoy el lector puede llamar a su representante político y pedirle que vote sí a la AB1400 si así lo desea, porque es la opción más viable de acceso a la salud para las personas de bajos ingresos económicos. Sobe todo en medio de la pandemia.
(Español) Dueños de casas y negocios reciben ayuda de SBA tras incendios Windy y KNP en CA
(Español) “En lo personal aprendí que todas las personas somos vulnerables, que no importa nuestro estatus económico, y que el miedo es de todos”.
California to Make History with Health Insurance for All, Including the Undocumented
California is poised to make history by extending health coverage to all low-income residents of the state, including the undocumented. The proposal is part of the new budget by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom.
Extra Edition: Historic Overtime Pay for Farmworkers. Also, Reaching Out to the Unvaccinated.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 27 PROGRAM # 9515 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Historic Overtime Pay for Farmworkers. California farmworkers have now the right to get the same overtime pay that most other workers have. The new law, first of its kind in the nation, began taking full effect on January 1st for most businesses and farms. A […]
(Español) Farmacias rechazan pacientes inmunocomprometidos en buscan la 4ta vacuna anti covid
(Español) “Es ridículo”, dijo el Dr. Dorry Segev, cirujano de trasplantes e investigador de la Universidad Johns Hopkins. “Los CDC dejan muy claro qué está permitido, e incluso las personas que imprimen la guía de los CDC y la llevan a sus farmacias son rechazadas”.