• What a GOP fight over undocumented health care says about California’s changing politics

    Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Two California lawmakers publicly blew up at each other earlier this month, hitting a nerve on an issue that has long-divided the state’s elected leaders: Whether and how much to offer government-subsidized health benefits to undocumented residents. In one corner, Corona Assemblymember Bill Essayli declared that he wanted...
  • Controle su presión arterial

    Family Features Lo que usted come y bebe, así como su nivel de actividad y sus hábitos, afectan la salud de su corazón y cerebro y son esenciales para controlar la presión arterial, el colesterol y más. La presión arterial alta (lecturas consistentemente superiores a 130/80 mm Hg) es...
  • Take Control of Your Blood Pressure

    Family Features What you eat and drink, as well as your activity level and habits, affect your heart and brain health and are essential for managing blood pressure, cholesterol and more. High blood pressure (readings consistently higher than 130/80 mm Hg) is a leading cause and controllable risk factor...
  • Cómo capear una tripledemia a nivel nacional

    Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services Una creciente “tripledemia” de COVID-19, gripe y VRS amenaza con sobrecargar un sistema de salud estadounidense que ya está sobrecargado. En una sesión informativa del viernes 5 de enero organizada conjuntamente por Ethnic Media Services y la Fundación Blue Shield of California, expertos médicos...
  • Weathering a Nationwide Tripledemic

    Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services A surging “tripledemic” of COVID-19, flu and RSV threatens to overburden an already burdened U.S. healthcare system. At a Friday, January 5 briefing co-hosted by Ethnic Media Services and Blue Shield of California Foundation, medical experts discussed tripledemic predictions; the newest JN.1 strain of...
  • El Boletín de Calificaciones Infantiles de 2024 muestra que CA se quedó atrás en muchas áreas

    A los niños de California les está yendo bien – la gran mayoría tiene seguro médico y acceso a un kindergarten de transición – pero el estado está muy atrasado en muchas otras métricas. La organización sin fines de lucro Children Now analizó los datos y le dio al...
  • 2024 Children’s Report Card shows CA behind in many areas

    California’s children are doing well – the vast majority have health insurance and access to transitional kindergarten – but the state is far behind in many other metrics. The nonprofit Children Now analyzed the data, and gave the Golden State a C-minus or below in 15 out of 33 categories....
  • Mes del donante de sangre: una campaña oportuna

    Eric Tegethoff Public News Service A medida que el calendario llega a enero, las organizaciones solicitan donaciones durante el Mes Nacional del Donante de Sangre, una designación proclamada por primera vez en 1970. Diane Wright, directora ejecutiva regional de la Cruz Roja Estadounidense de Montana e Idaho, dijo que...
  • Blood Donor Month: A timely drive

    Eric Tegethoff Public News Service As the calendar turns to January, organizations are calling for donations during National Blood Donor Month, a designation first proclaimed in 1970. Diane Wright, regional executive director of the American Red Cross of Montana and Idaho, said January is an important time for donations. “January...
January