Tag Archives: Health
Noticiero Latino: September is Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Month.
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Helping Students to Pay for College Costs. Also, Children Trauma in Uvalde.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 PROGRAM # 9754 12:00 PM PT Helping Students to Pay for College Costs. Latino students attending community colleges face a number of pressures, including the soaring costs of living. As they struggle, community college leaders reach out to inform on recent changes to financial aid programs, including changes to Cal Grant and […]
Extra Edition: Kidney Disease. Also, California’s Climate Package.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 PROGRAM # 9750 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Kidney Disease. On the national month of awareness of Polycystic Kidney Disease, a distinguished expert talks about the symptoms of this rare kidney disease. In the most common type, the kidney function worsens, eventually leading to kidney failure and possible dialysis or kidney transplant. […]
New Heat Wave Ranking Law. Oregon on High Alert for Wildfires. From Burning Hills to Polluted Water Supply.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 PROGRAM # 9749 12:00 PM PT New Heat Wave Ranking Law. As record-breaking heat waves exploded in California, Gov. Newsom signed a law to establish a first-in-the-nation heatwave ranking and warning system to protect communities that are most at risk to these deadly climate threats. The law would also improve access to […]
Emergency Response to Heat Wave. Also, Urban Heat Watch.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 PROGRAM # 9745 12:00 PM PT Emergency Response to Heat Wave. California is being hit by a record-breaking heat wave and dangerous wildfires. Los Angeles, a city with too much asphalt and too few trees, is the most vulnerable to extreme heat. What is Los Angeles’ recently appointed heat officer doing to […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 PROGRAM # 9744 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. The Biden administration announced a new “public charge” regulation that includes critical protections to secure immigrant families’ access to health care and social services. What are those protections? An immigrant advocate from Denver explains the new federal rule and dispels the fears. She also […]
Covid Fall Wave, New Booster Shots. Also, Student Debt Relief: What to Know.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 PROGRAM # 9740 12:00 PM PT Covid Fall Wave, New Booster Shots. Colorado’s Covid hospitalizations dropped during the summer, but Denver’s public health department is warning that infections will increase during the fall. In other news, the federal government suspended the program of sending free Covid-19 testing kits to people around the US […]
Extra Edition: A Program Repeat. Lower Medicare Drug Costs. Foreclosures Relief. Farmworker March.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 30 PROGRAM # 9729 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: A Program Repeat. Lower Medicare Drug Costs. A recently approved law allows Medicare to negotiate with manufacturers the prices for some high-cost drugs and limits price increases. How soon will seniors expect to see a reduction in those prices and save money? Guest: Gilberto […]
Dangerous Air from Wildfires.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25 PROGRAM # 9726 12:00 PM PT Dangerous Air from Wildfires. A number of homes burnt by a wildfire forcing the evacuation of a small town in the state of Washington. As the worst of the wildfire season may be still to come, how can neighboring communities prepare and protect against the bad […]
Extra Edition: Lower Medicare Drug Costs. Foreclosures Relief. Farmworker March.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23 PROGRAM # 9722 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Lower Medicare Drug Costs. A recently approved law allows Medicare to negotiate with manufacturers the prices for some high-cost drugs and limits price increases. How soon will seniors expect to see a reduction in those prices and save money? Guest: Gilberto Cabrera, Spokesperson, Outreach […]
