Category: Health
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Don’t wait for a holiday surge. Now is a good time to get your flu and COVID-19 vaccines Don’t wait for a holiday surge. Now is a good time to get your flu and COVID-19 vaccines
Health November 12, 2024

Don’t wait for a holiday surge. Now is a good time to get your flu and COVID-19 vaccines

If you missed the early fall push for flu and COVID-19 vaccines, ... more

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It’s time to enroll in Covered California. This year, more Californians can get coverage It’s time to enroll in Covered California. This year, more Californians can get coverage
Health November 8, 2024

It’s time to enroll in Covered California. This year, more Californians can get coverage

Enrollment for Covered California—the state’s health insurance marketplace—has begun and this year, ... more

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Introducing solid food to babies ages 6 months and up Introducing solid food to babies ages 6 months and up
Health November 1, 2024

Introducing solid food to babies ages 6 months and up

Average healthy babies will triple their weight by the first birthday. In ... more

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Keeping you and your baby healthy before and after birth Keeping you and your baby healthy before and after birth
Health October 29, 2024

Keeping you and your baby healthy before and after birth

According to the CDC, babies of mothers who do not get prenatal ... more

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FDA approval of drug regimen helps lower recurrence risk for early-stage breast cancer patients FDA approval of drug regimen helps lower recurrence risk for early-stage breast cancer patients
Health October 28, 2024

FDA approval of drug regimen helps lower recurrence risk for early-stage breast cancer patients

Two-time breast cancer survivor Teri Boudreaux is grateful for the time she ... more

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Jamey Corey: Helping patients and saving lives Jamey Corey: Helping patients and saving lives
Health October 16, 2024

Jamey Corey: Helping patients and saving lives

Growing up in Winchester, Virginia,  used to do the rounds with her ... more

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Health inequities abound in California, according to newest California Health Interview Survey Health inequities abound in California, according to newest California Health Interview Survey
Health October 4, 2024

Health inequities abound in California, according to newest California Health Interview Survey

Key takeaways *The California Health Interview Survey added more than 50 questions on ... more

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Dr. Fernando Rodriguez: Don’t Disregard the Health of Your Teeth Dr. Fernando Rodriguez: Don’t Disregard the Health of Your Teeth
Health October 4, 2024

Dr. Fernando Rodriguez: Don’t Disregard the Health of Your Teeth

“Ever since I was a kid, I’d be in the dental laboratory ... more

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Breast cancer rising among younger women, report finds Breast cancer rising among younger women, report finds
Health October 2, 2024

Breast cancer rising among younger women, report finds

Americans have benefited from huge leaps in breast cancer treatment over the ... more

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Dr. Don García: “You should get vaccinated against the flu as soon as possible”. Dr. Don García: “You should get vaccinated against the flu as soon as possible”.
Health September 30, 2024

Dr. Don García: “You should get vaccinated against the flu as soon as possible”.

Oh, the sounds of the season: the sneezing, the coughing, the blowing ... more

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New prescription drug price hikes disproportionately impact Black and Latino patients New prescription drug price hikes disproportionately impact Black and Latino patients
Health September 27, 2024

New prescription drug price hikes disproportionately impact Black and Latino patients

Prices for prescription pharmaceutical drugs have skyrocketed, disproportionately making them harder for ... more

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Horchata Flavor? How the Tobacco Industry is Targeting the Latino Community Horchata Flavor? How the Tobacco Industry is Targeting the Latino Community
Health September 27, 2024

Horchata Flavor? How the Tobacco Industry is Targeting the Latino Community

One of the biggest concerns of community groups is about how the ... more

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Americans can order free COVID-19 tests beginning this month Americans can order free COVID-19 tests beginning this month
Health September 24, 2024

Americans can order free COVID-19 tests beginning this month

Starting this month, Americans will be able to order free COVID-19 test ... more

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CA Birth Center Closures Deepen an Existing Maternity Care Crisis CA Birth Center Closures Deepen an Existing Maternity Care Crisis
Health September 17, 2024

CA Birth Center Closures Deepen an Existing Maternity Care Crisis

Californians have continued to lose access to labor and delivery services. This ... more

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Alcohol and Drug Abuse Among the Latino Population Alcohol and Drug Abuse Among the Latino Population
Health September 11, 2024

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Among the Latino Population

Latinos are one of the fastest growing segments of the United States ... more

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Novel predictor of prediabetes in Latino youth identified in new USC study Novel predictor of prediabetes in Latino youth identified in new USC study
Health September 11, 2024

Novel predictor of prediabetes in Latino youth identified in new USC study

A team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC ... more

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WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency
Health August 15, 2024

WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency

The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere ... more

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7 Healthy Hydration hacks to Take Back to School This Year 7 Healthy Hydration hacks to Take Back to School This Year
Education August 12, 2024

7 Healthy Hydration hacks to Take Back to School This Year

Fall is in the air, which can mean only one thing—it’s time ... more