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A relatively new virus known as monkeypox has made its way into the US. Dr. Mark Cook, medical director of gender health for Kaiser Permanente in Seattle, said monkeypox has been known to medical professionals since the 1970s, but the virus has now begun a troubling trend of spreading...
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Los trabajadores hispanos y latinos tienen altas tasas de empleo en los EE. UU., pero continúan experimentando una escasez de trabajos que paguen lo suficiente como para ascenderlos a la clase media, según dice un nuevo estudio. La investigadora del Centro para el Progreso Americano, Jessica Vela, dice que Estados...
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Hispanic and Latino workers have high employment rates in the U.S. but continue to experience a shortage of jobs paying enough to lift them into the middle class, according to a new study. Jessica Vela, research assistant in tax and budget policy at the Center for American Progress, said America...
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U.S. Postal Service mechanics are pressing for more electric vehicles in the fleet, as long as the infrastructure to support them is expanded as well. The Postal Service is getting ready to buy about 85,000 vehicles to replace an aging fleet, and 40% will be electric. Sal Zapien, motor vehicle...
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Hearing loss is on the rise and – as people return to the loud places like the gym after pandemic-induced hiatuses – medical professionals are advising them to protect their hearing. Alyce Schott, an audiologist with Oregon Health and Science University, said people have a tendency to turn up...
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A partir del sábado pasado, las personas que experimentan una crisis de salud mental deben recordar solo tres números para pedir ayuda: 988. El nuevo número federal — que debutará en California y en todo el país este fin de semana — se anuncia como una alternativa al 911...
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Starting this past Saturday, people experiencing mental health crises need to remember just three numbers to dial for help: 988. The new federal number — debuting in California and across the country this weekend — is billed as an alternative to 911 for people experiencing mental health emergencies. Here,...
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Las corporaciones reportan márgenes récord de ganancias, mientras que las tasas de inflación están al ritmo más acelerado en décadas. Las pequeñas empresas y los trabajadores de bajos ingresos son los más afectados por la crisis, por el desempleo y el acceso limitado a programas de redes de seguridad....
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Corporations are reporting record profits while inflation rates are running at the fastest pace in decades. Small businesses and low-income workers, meanwhile, are bearing the brunt of the crisis even as access to safety net programs becomes increasingly tenuous. That was the assessment of a group of economists who...