Health care workers, long-term care residents receive priority for vaccine By Marie Y. Lemelle Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — According to National Institute of Allergy […]
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Hawthorne to conduct virtual business expo
L.A. DIGEST Staff and Wire Reports HAWTHORNE — The city of Hawthorne will host a free virtual business expo to help South Bay small businesses […]
Medical mentorship: women leading by example
By Marie Y. Lemelle Contributing Writer Every four years, January marks the presidential inauguration. This year’s inauguration gave the country its female vice president. After […]
High Fidelity Records provides music for the ears
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer WEST ADAMS — COVID-19 can’t stop the music. While some record stores in Los Angeles have had to close their […]
County nears one million cases of COVID-19
County nears one million cases of COVID-19 Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Nearly one year into the COVID-19 pandemic and with Los Angeles County […]
MLK Jr. Hospital managing the strain of COVID
MLK Jr. Hospital managing the strain of COVID Frontline workers respond to surge of cases with creative measures By Sue Favor Conbtributing Writer SOUTH LOS […]
Program seeks to improve Black infant, maternal health
MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer There are some disturbing statistics surrounding the ratio of Black mother/infant deaths in Los Angeles County compared […]
COVID-19 has increased complaints about back pain
RX REPORT By Marie Y. Lemelle Contributing Writer The American Chiropractic Association cited a survey identifying back pain as the single most disabling condition worldwide. […]
Vaccinate or not? What the average person should know
RX Report By Marie Y. Lemelle Contributing Writer According to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University, more than 75 million infections and 1.6 million […]
Holiday shopping linked to pandemic surge by health officials
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Hospital space in Los Angeles County continued to dwindle Dec. 21 as the surge of COVID-19 cases pressured emergency […]