Tag Archives: Health
Immigration Edition. Also, Health for All in California.
TUESDAY, JULY 5 PROGRAM # 9674 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Former US Rep. Luis Gutiérrez came out of retirement to launch a new campaign called “Our Nation’s Future,” in order to help 1 million permanent residents become naturalized citizens within four years. He explains his plan. Also, as federal agencies swore in thousands of […]
Reproductive Freedoms.
MONDAY, JULY 4 PROGRAM # 9672 12:00 PM PT Reproductive Freedoms. The US Supreme Court’s conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the 50-year federal right to abortion. On this 4th of July, a traditional day of civil freedoms, women advocates reflect on the meaning of the Court’s decision on reproductive freedom. They also comment […]
Extra Edition: Vaccines for Youngest Children.
THURSDAY, JUNE 30 PROGRAM # 9669 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Vaccines for Youngest Children. As California and the rest of the country are rolling out their plans to vaccinate children under 5, some parents may need some convincing. What are the risks from the coronavirus to children? How will this vaccine be different from […]
Extra Edition: Latinos and Cancer. Also, Checks for Farmworkers.
TUESDAY, JUNE 28 PROGRAM # 9666 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Latinos and Cancer. National cancer experts released a new report calling attention to the conditions that perpetuate cancer disparities and other health challenges. Among the findings: Latinos have a mortality rate of liver cancer that is nearly double that of the rest of the […]
Extra Edition: Dealing with the Nursing Home Crisis.
THURSDAY, JUNE 23 PROGRAM # 9662 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Dealing with the Nursing Home Crisis. At the beginning of the pandemic, nursing homes became the epicenter of Covid-19 deaths. This crisis had a disproportionate impact on facilities that serve predominantly Latinos and African Americans. Nursing home workers are feeling demoralized and burned out […]
Coronavirus News Update.
THURSDAY, JUNE 23 PROGRAM # 9663 12:00 PM PT Coronavirus News Update. The FDA authorized Covid shots for the nation’s youngest kids and the first vaccination efforts are scheduled for this week. What are the risks from the virus to children? Also, who is being urged to get a second booster shot? Finally, California was […]
Combating Deadly Heat Threat in the Fields.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22 PROGRAM # 9661 12:00 PM PT Combating Deadly Heat Threat in the Fields. Millions are under heat watches as a dangerous heat wave is warming the fields throughout the US South and Southwest. Exacerbated by climate change, temperatures for this summer season are expected to be worse than last one and outdoor […]
Extra Edition: Heeding the Signs of Prediabetes (Program Repeat.)
TUESDAY, JUNE 21 PROGRAM # 9659 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Heeding the Signs of Prediabetes (Program Repeat.) People with prediabetes, a health condition in which you have a higher than normal blood sugar level, have a higher risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. But not everyone with prediabetes will go on to get […]
Extra Edition: Delaying Memory Loss. Also, The Red Flag Bill.
THURSDAY, JUNE 16 PROGRAM # 9655 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Delaying Memory Loss. A first-of-its-kind study by world-renowned experts is seeking to understand how Alzheimer’s disease develops in the brain before symptoms appear and whether treatment can delay memory loss caused by Alzheimer’s disease in people at higher risk of developing the disease later […]
Heeding the Signs of Prediabetes.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15 PROGRAM # 9654 12:00 PM PT Heeding the Signs of Prediabetes. People with prediabetes, a health condition in which you have a higher than normal blood sugar level, have a higher risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. But not everyone with prediabetes will go on to get diabetes. It can often […]
