Tag Archives: Health
The Year in Review.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29 PROGRAM # 9870 12:00 PM PT The Year in Review. From the efforts to stem the pandemic crisis to the devastating wildfires in New Mexico and heat waves along the Pacific Coast to the gun-violence tragedy in Uvalde, this edition features stories that made headlines during 2022. Other big stories include the […]
New Retirement Savings Rules. Early Education in New Mexico. Racism: A Public Health Crisis.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28 PROGRAM # 9868 12:00 PM PT New Retirement Savings Rules. As part of the Omnibus bill, the Senate passed new retirement savings provisions – known as Secure 2.0 – that could make it easier to accumulate retirement savings — and make it less costly to withdraw them. The provisions include requiring employers […]
More Free Covid Tests in the Winter. Buying Health Insurance: More Subsidies Now. Colorado’s Omnisalud.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 19 PROGRAM # 9858 12:00 PM PT More Free Covid Tests in the Winter. The Biden administration is again making COVID-19 tests available for free as part of a contingency plan as cases rise this winter. The four rapid virus tests per household are available through covidtests.gov. A new surge of cases is […]
Extra Edition: Sodas Endanger Latino Kids. (A Repeat.) Also, Underutilized Health Care Services.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13 PROGRAM # 9852 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Sodas Endanger Latino Kids. (A Repeat.) Sodas and sugary drinks are the leading contributors to the high prevalence of childhood and teen obesity and tooth decay, and type 2 diabetes. In a new report coinciding with National Diabetes Month, Los Angeles County public health […]
Virus Trifecta Spreads. Children and Pandemic Protections. Hunger in Los Angeles.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 12 PROGRAM # 9851 12:00 PM PT Virus Trifecta Spreads. As we enter another holiday winter season, COVID-19 and other viruses are spreading widely and things are getting worse. Cases of coronavirus, flu and respiratory syncytial infections are rapidly rising in communities around the country. What to do in anticipation of the holiday […]
Teachers at the Brink of Burnout.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8 PROGRAM # 9849 12:00 PM PT Teachers at the Brink of Burnout. Researchers were surprised to find out that teachers experienced significantly more anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic than healthcare workers who were on the frontlines of the public health crisis. Those teaching remotely reported substantially higher rates of depression and feelings […]
Sodas Endanger Latino Kids. Also, Underutilized Health Care Services.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 5 PROGRAM # 9844 12:00 PM PT Sodas Endanger Latino Kids. Sodas and sugary drinks are the leading contributors to the high prevalence of childhood and teen obesity and tooth decay, and type 2 diabetes. In a new report coinciding with National Diabetes Month, Los Angeles County public health authorities warn that Black […]
Challenges of Cities and Neighborhoods. Mixed-Status Families and Stimulus Checks. Beware of Holiday Scams.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1 PROGRAM # 9842 12:00 PM PT Challenges of Cities and Neighborhoods. More than 3,000 local leaders from across the country recently met in Kansas City to discuss solutions to a wide range of issues facing cities, including public safety, homelessness and housing affordability, mental health, immigration, infrastructure investments, and the threat of […]
Extra Edition: A Covid Winter Wave? (Program Repeat.) Liver Cancer. Alarming Wildlife Decline.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 PROGRAM # 9838 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: A Covid Winter Wave? (Program Repeat.) The top leader of California’s health system joins this edition to warn people that as we head into the winter, the state should prepare for a spike in Covid cases because more people gather indoors. He advises about […]
Immigration Edition. Also, Georgia Runoff: Early Voting.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 PROGRAM # 9839 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Calling it a “catastrophic disrespect for human rights,” a senator from Georgia released the results of a bipartisan investigation into medical abuse of women detainees in a federal immigration detention center. The investigators found that women detained in Georgia were subjected to abuse and […]
