Health

Manny Otiko | California Black Media The COVID-19 virus was discovered in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. To date, over 90 million cases have been recorded and more than 1 million Americans have died from the disease. After more than two years, COVID-19 doesn’t look like it’s going away. President Joe Biden’s positi…

Kisha Smith Hundreds were on hand last week to welcome the entry of Kevin Hart’s plant-based eatery in Westchester to the fast food industry. Dubbed Hart’s House, the 100% plant-based menu—containing no antibiotics, hormones, artificial colors, preservatives or high-fructose syrup—features plant-forward sandwiches,…

Staff Data from 43 states compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that Black and Hispanics are the most impacted by the outbreak of Monkeypox in the United States, making up a disproportionate share of the 4,600 cases that were reported through July 22. African Americans comprised 27 perc…

Tanu Henry | California Black Media As the monkeypox virus outbreak spreads across the globe, Gov. Gavin Newsom says California will need to galvanize “forces” across regions and relax some state regulations and statutes to combat a disease that poses a threat greater than local authorities may be able to respond t…

  Staff Well, it’s official. Monkeypox has been declared a public health emergency, freeing up federal funds and a coordinated response, including boosting vaccine supply which is currently being outstripped by demand. The designation characterizes the virus—which is transmitted via close physical contact— as …

Mark Hedin / Ethnic Media Services More than two years after Covid-19’s onset, there is finally a federally approved vaccine against it in the United States for children age 6 months to 4 years old. COVID has become the fifth-leading cause of death among kids between the ages of 1 and 4, and the fourth-leading caus…

Christal Mims Along with the rest of California, L.A. County is seeing a rise in overall coronavirus cases. This comes after the lifting of several mask mandates around the country. The U.S. is now averaging 100,000 new coronavirus cases a day for the first time since February, and during the month of May, the numb…

  Kisha Smith Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the development of diagnostics and drugs to test and treat it have led a revolution in medical research and a deluge of new therapies in the pipeline. Among them is a breath test that can detect the coronavirus in less than three minutes. Yesterday (April…

  Chez Hadley The Centers for Disease Control have updated their recommendations to allow certain immunocompromised individuals and people over the age of 50 who received an initial mRNA booster dose at least 4 months ago to be eligible for another mRNA booster to increase their protection against severe disea…

Dr. Margaret Fortune — President/CEO of Fortune School I cannot aptly describe just how complicated running a school has become in the era of COVID-19.  New categories of jobs have been created in schools just to contact trace, test, and track the escalation of the virus as it spreads.  The county health department …

A Message Sponsored by Los Angeles County   A DOCTOR’S NOTE ON COVID-19 TESTING Dr. Erika Flores Uribe, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services   How does COVID-19 testing help me prevent the spread of the virus? Getting tested for COVID-19 helps you know if you have the coronavirus and prevents you from sp…

Manny Otiko | California Black Media  Don’t put away that mask. While the American public might be celebrating the lifting of the tightest COVID-19 restrictions in most parts of the United States, the coronavirus pandemic is far from over. According to medical doctors, the United States is currently dealing with a n…