• How this baseball All-Star steps up to the plate when it comes to pneumococcal pneumonia

    Professional baseball player JD Martinez is at increased risk for pneumococcal pneumonia because he has asthma, and he doesn’t want to let it stop him from taking his shot on – or off – the field. If you’re not familiar with it, pneumococcal pneumonia is a potentially serious bacterial...
  • Los demócratas resucitan la reforma migratoria bipartidista

    A pesar de que las posibilidades de éxito son prácticamente nulas, la mayoría demócrata del Senado decidió revivir la iniciativa de ley de reforma migratoria bipartidista que fue bloqueada por los republicanos este año. Recordemos que el plan, negociado por un puñado de demócratas y republicanos, hubiera permitido por...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: Greener Toothpaste

    Roddy Scheer y Doug Moss EarthTalk The impact of conventional toothpaste tubes is significant and largely negative. Typically made from non-biodegradable plastic and aluminum, they present significant challenges in recycling processes. The mixed material composition requires complex, costly separation techniques, making recycling inefficient and often nonviable. According to Forbes,...
  • Women voters of color say lawmakers focus on wrong issues

    More than one in five Americans is a woman of color – and a new poll shows they are not feeling heard and want policymakers to address issues they care about. The poll comes from a coalition of civil rights groups called Intersections of our Lives. Lupe Rodriguez, executive director of the National...
  • INSIDE OUT 2: Cómo construir una historia auténtica con la artista mexicana Paula Assadourian

    Arturo Hilario El Observador Paula Assadourian sabe muy bien cómo colaborar en una historia. Ha trabajado en varias de las últimas películas de Pixar como artista de historias, incluidas Elemental, Turning Red y Soul, aportando sus propias experiencias como inmigrante y mujer mexicana a las películas en las que...
  • Mayo Mes de la Virgen María

    Eres más pura que el sol, más hermosa que las perlas que ocultan los mares. Sólo a ti entre tantos mortales del pecado de Adán te libró. Salve, salve, cantaban María, más que tú, sólo Dios sólo Dios. Y en el cielo una voz repetía, más que tú, sólo...
  • Should California be able to require sobriety in homeless housing?

    Marisa Kendall CalMatters Desperate for a way to help the tens of thousands of people living in tents, cars and RVs on California’s streets, lawmakers are attempting to upend a key tenet of the state’s homelessness policy. Two new bills would allow state funding to support sober housing —...
  • When is a California college degree worth the cost? A new study has answers

    Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters Nathan Reyes lives with his family five minutes from Cal State Los Angeles, where he’s paying close to nothing to earn a bachelor’s degree that typically lands graduates a salary of $62,000 within five years of completing college. He’s one of hundreds of thousands of California low-income...
  • Easing the Toll of Alzheimer’s on Women

    Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services As California’s population ages, the burden of Alzheimer’s is increasingly falling on women. In response, the state has launched a new initiative aimed at raising public awareness about the disease and promoting early detection. Two-thirds of those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s nationwide are women, data...
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