Tag Archives: Health
Extra Edition: An Appeal for Children (Program Repeat.)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24 PROGRAM # 9543 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: An Appeal for Children (Program Repeat.) The double whammy of the Omicron variant and the expiration of advance Child Tax Credit payments has left many families high and dry. Advocates urge President Biden to take executive actions such as creating a Children’s cabinet and […]
Faith-Based Vaccine Resistance. Also, Three or Four Booster Shots, Long-Covid and More.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24 PROGRAM # 9544 12:00 PM PT Faith-Based Vaccine Resistance. An Evangelical leader tackles what he calls a strong far-right anti-vaccine movement geared to spread disinformation making people believe vaccines are related to abortions and fetuses and encouraging religious objections. He answers listeners questions on vaccines and the Bible, religion freedoms, and vaccine […]
Misuse of Religious Exemptions to Vaccines. Also, Latina Covid Scientist: Nobel Nominee
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17 PROGRAM # 9537 12:00 PM PT Misuse of Religious Exemptions to Vaccines. Misinformation targeting Christians and other religious groups is going viral on social media. False rumors claiming scientists are using “aborted cell tissue” to produce Covid-19 vaccines are instilling pervasive feelings of vaccine skepticism and hesitancy among millions in the US. An […]
Blood Donation: Act of Love.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14 PROGRAM # 9532 12:00 PM PT Blood Donation: Act of Love. This Valentine’s Day edition features stories of volunteers who are showing their love to their community by donating blood to patients in need. A young student who for years helped save the life of a number of patients in need of […]
Extra Edition: A National Blood Crisis. (Program Repeat).
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10 PROGRAM # 9529 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: A National Blood Crisis. (Program Repeat). A hospital in Los Angeles was forced last 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 […]
Covid Hits Cancer Patients.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9 PROGRAM # 9528 12:00 PM PT Covid Hits Cancer Patients. A new, first-of-its-kind report shedding light on the impact of COVID-19 on patients with cancer is being released today. Patients with cancer not only are at increased risk for severe COVID-19, but also face cancer treatment delays and interruptions due to the […]
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 […]
