Health
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Blacks with Alzheimer’s face obstacles to care
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer It has been documented that Blacks are twice as likely to acquire Alzheimer’s than their…
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Number of pregnant women with COVID-19 triples
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County’s latest COVID-19 numbers Aug. 16 show more than 2,400 new infections…
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Health organization offers advice to mothers to be
By Rebecca Rona Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — Most people don’t think of pregnancy as being dangerous. Yet it can be.…
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Nurse retires from Cedars-Sinai after 50 years
Independent Staff Report LOS ANGELES — Last week nurse Patsi Saoud took off her scrubs for the last time and…
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Official says COVID surge will continue through September
Wave Wire Service LOS ANGELES — Saying the area is enduring an “explosion” of COVID-19 infections, Los Angeles County’s public…
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Delta variant continues to drive rise in COVID-19 cases
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus continues to cause sharp increases in…
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City considers requiring vaccinations for all employees
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — City officials began hashing out details July 28 of a proposal to require all…
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Sewage spill notification was late due to ‘multiple failures’
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The failure to more quickly notify the public of a 17-million-gallon sewage spill that…
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Silent killer infiltrates the Black community
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer For reasons unknown, Alzheimer’s disease is disproportionately impacting the Black community and after…
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New policy requires state employees to show vaccination proof
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — All state employees and all workers at hospitals and health care facilities across California…
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