Independent Staff Report LOS ANGELES — Last week nurse Patsi Saoud took off her scrubs for the last time and retired after 50 years on […]
Category: Health
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 health director warned Aug. 7 […]
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 the number of new cases […]
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 municipal employees to show proof […]
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 ultimately closed beaches from El […]
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 decades of studying and researching […]
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 will be required to show […]
Delta variant continues to spark increase in COVID cases
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County’s COVID-19 hospitalization numbers and testing positivity rate continued their steady climbs, as the county marked its […]
New coronavirus cases top 1,000 mark for four straight days
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — For the fourth day in a row, the number of new COVID-19 infections reported in Los Angeles County topped […]
New COVID strain concerns county health officials
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Breaking from current guidance allowing residents who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to shed their face masks in most […]