Health
Línea Abierta At 25: Memorable Conversations.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24 PROGRAM # 8810 12:00 PM PT Línea Abierta At 25: Memorable Conversations. This week, Línea Abierta celebrates 25 years on the nation’s public radio airwaves. To mark this milestone, the team compiled memorable segments from Línea’s historical archives, including interviews with US Presidents, authors, scientists and other newsmakers; public forums with political […]
When It Comes To The New Coronavirus, Just Who Is A ‘Close Contact’?
Rudman declined to say how many people are being monitored in Santa Clara, but noted that having so few cases has meant she and her colleagues have had time to be methodical about who might be at risk. She hopes that will provide comfort to others in the community.
The Coronavirus Crisis. Also, Major Manufacturer Ends Production of Insecticide.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10 PROGRAM # 8800 12:00 PM PT The Coronavirus Crisis. As the number of coronavirus infections and deaths continue to soar in China and the world, fears of a global pandemic intensify. The US government has declared coronavirus a public health emergency. Are federal agencies urgently convening experts to seek treatments and vaccines? […]
(Español) California aumenta asegurados pero el sistema sigue en la ‘cuerda floja’
California Increases Insured, but System Still Faces Uncertainty – After three and a half months of open enrollment, California is reporting a notable increase in the number of insured.
(Español) Una buena rehabilitación es difícil de encontrar
An alarm should sound if people running a treatment program ask about your insurance and finances right off the bat, says Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, executive director of Alexandria, Virginia-based NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals. “If I’m more concerned about the money and the insurance, don’t come to me,”
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 PROGRAM # 8796 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. After the US Department of Homeland Security announced plans to begin implementing the Trump administration’s “public charge” rule later this month, advocates anticipate that widespread confusion and fear is threatening the health, nutrition, and housing of millions of immigrant families and set out to […]
(Español) Comunidad china de L.A. se prepara para el coronavirus, ante el choque cultural por uso de cubreboca
“They seem to think it has limited contagious levels, which is not true from what I’ve read in Chinese news outlets,” he said. “Apparently there have been cases where people show no symptoms, but then test positive for carrying the virus. It’s a concern to me.”
Medi-Cal Benefits Eliminated A Decade Ago, Such As Foot Care And Eyeglasses, Are Back
A 2017 analysis by UCLA researchers estimated that the use of preventive podiatric services saved Medi-Cal up to $97 million in 2014, attributable to avoided hospital admissions and amputations.
For 2020, California Goes Big On Health Care
(Español) Newsom apartó $ 80.5 millones en su propuesta de presupuesto 2020-21, a fin de cubrir a unos 27 mil adultos mayores en el primer año. Su oficina estimó que los costos actuales serían de aproximadamente 350 millones de dólares al año. Pero los republicanos se oponen vocalmente a tales propuestas.
Following Funding Boosts, Momentum Builds Around Valley Fever Research
In 2018, Governor Jerry Brown Allocated $8 million to Cocci Research and Awareness. How Has It Been Spent?