Tag Archives: Health
Extra Edition: Health Workers Cooperative.
TUESDAY, JUNE 7 PROGRAM # 9645 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Health Workers Cooperative. Health care workers are in short supply and many people are feeling this severe shortage through canceled appointments and overcrowded hospitals. In response, a new organization, announced as the first worker-owned healthcare staffing cooperative, is recruiting and placing health care workers […]
Extra Edition: Overdose Deaths Hit Record. Also, The Baby Formula Crisis. (Repeat)
THURSDAY, JUNE 2 PROGRAM # 9641 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Overdose Deaths Hit Record. (Repeat) A record 107,000 people died of a drug overdose in the US last year. The overdoses with fentanyl and other opioids are expected to escalate and the nation’s drug epidemic to deepen. As most states passed punitive laws, advocates […]
Massacre in Uvalde: The Hard Questions.
THURSDAY, JUNE 2 PROGRAM # 9642 12:00 PM PT Massacre in Uvalde: The Hard Questions. After 19 children and two teachers were killed in an elementary school in Uvalde, the nation is grappling with the aftermath. Hard questions are being raised: Is the culture of arms turning into a culture of massacres? Why is Texas […]
Extra Edition: Speaking Indigenous Languages in Times of Emergency (Repeat Program.)
THURSDAY, MAY 26 PROGRAM # 9634 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Speaking Indigenous Languages in Times of Emergency (Repeat Program.) Mexican indigenous migrants have been among the worst hit by the heat, fire and smoke of the extreme wildfires that have devastated California’s rural areas. Many spent weeks saving summer crops from the fires and […]
COVID Precautions During New Surge.
THURSDAY, MAY 26 PROGRAM # 9635 12:00 PM PT COVID Precautions During New Surge. National health officials are warning against Covid-19 fatigue amid a rising wave of infections and hospitalizations. In this edition, a distinguished medical expert answers common questions: Will this surge be worse during the summer? How bad are the newest strains? Are facemasks still […]
Overdose Deaths Hit Record. Also, The Baby Formula Crisis.
MONDAY, MAY 23 PROGRAM # 9630 12:00 PM PT Extra Edition: Overdose Deaths Hit Record. A record 107,000 people died of a drug overdose in the US last year. The overdoses with fentanyl and other opioids are expected to escalate and the nation’s drug epidemic to deepen. As most states passed punitive laws, advocates call […]
Extra Edition: Covid-19 and Children (Repeat Program.) Also, The State of Vaccines and Tests in Rural California.
THURSDAY, MAY 19 PROGRAM # 9627 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Covid-19 and Children (Repeat Program.) Covid-19 cases among children rose in recent months during the surge of the Omicron variant. An expert warns that more kids will get sick from Covid as infections surge. What are the short-term and the long-lasting effects of Covid […]
Overdose Deaths Hit Record. Also, The Politics on the Supreme Court.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 PROGRAM # 9626 12:00 PM PT Overdose Deaths Hit Record. A record 107,000 people died of a drug overdose in the US last year. The overdoses with fentanyl and other opioids are expected to escalate and the nation’s drug epidemic to deepen. Advocates call on policymakers to move from criminalization and invest […]
Extra Edition: Stroke: Know Signs, Act Early. Also, Mortgage Relief.
TUESDAY, MAY 17 PROGRAM # 9624 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Stroke: Know Signs, Act Early. Each year in the US, there are more than 800,000 strokes, one of the leading causes of death in the country and serious long-term disabilities. In National Stroke Awareness Month, an expert urges people to recognize the signs and […]
Covid-19 and Children. Also, The State of Vaccines and Tests in Rural California.
THURSDAY, MAY 12 PROGRAM # 9621 12:00 PM PT Covid-19 and Children. Covid-19 cases among children rose in recent months during the surge of the Omicron variant. An expert warns that more kids will get sick from Covid as infections surge. What are the short-term and the long-lasting effects of Covid in kids? How are […]
