Public Health

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EN RESUMEN Al observar los atascos de tráfico en alta mar en los puertos y los problemas de la cadena de suministro, los hospitales de California informan retrasos y escasez de suministros médicos. Algunos pacientes se ven obligados a reutilizar los tubos médicos. Read this article in English.  Cuando Henry Genung tenía solo cuatro meses, los […]

Eying the offshore traffic jams at ports and supply chain problems, California hospitals report delays and shortages in medical supplies. Some patients are forced to reuse medical tubes.

Experts hope continued masking will reduce this season’s dual threat of COVID and flu.

Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, October 6. ‘We have to wait for people to die’ California’s reputation as a national leader in the COVID response was turned on its head Tuesday, when state lawmakers launched a blistering attack on the Newsom administration’s handling of nursing homes amid the pandemic. The rebuke of the California Department […]

There are young people like me who want to empower our communities and fight the climate crisis with a Civilian Climate Corps.

As nursing shortages reach a crisis point, we are urging California officials to restructure our workforce with common sense solutions.

Californians seeking same-day COVID-19 tests for sick kids, infection scares or employers are finding empty shelves and long delays, which could fuel outbreaks.

The governor needs to sign SB 65 to put California on a better path toward desirable outcomes for Black pregnant people.

What in the world is going on with California’s struggle against COVID-19? The Los Angeles Times on Tuesday published an article declaring that COVID-19 hospitalizations in Los Angeles County appeared to be leveling off, only to update the story hours later to acknowledge an uptick in new patients. The Mercury News found that average daily […]