Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from Feb. 8 to Feb. 15. Taqueria El Nuevo Perico #2, 3702 E. Chapman Ave., Suite A, Orange Closed: Feb. 14 Reason: Cockroach infestation Pressed Juicery at Irvine Spectrum Center, 808 Spectrum Center […] Read More
Expert discusses EPA crackdown on air quality rules Expert discusses EPA crackdown on air quality rules 03:16 Much of the U.S. Northeast was smothered last summer by dense smoke from Canadian wildfires, leading to New York City’s worst air quality since the 1960s. Such episodes, once mostly isolated incidents, are increasingly […] Read More
Nikki Haley blocked the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act while she was governor of South Carolina. Her policies on abortion rights are execrable. Her home state has one of the nation’s worse records in the nation on maternal health — indeed, on health generally. Since Haley says […] Read More
Every year, thousands of bankers, venture capitalists, private equity investors and other moneybags flock to San Francisco’s Union Square to pursue deals. Scores of security guards keep the homeless, the snoops and the patent-stealers at bay, while the dealmakers pack into the cramped Westin St. Francis hotel and its surrounds […] Read More
It used to be fairly easy to dismiss Florida’s surgeon general, Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo, as a clownish anti-vaccine quack posing a danger mostly to residents of his home state. That has become harder to do as time goes on, as Ladapo has moved from promoting useless treatments for COVID-19, […] Read More
Quaker Oats expands granola product recall Quaker Oats expands granola product recall due to salmonella risk 00:19 Quaker Oats is expanding a prior recall to include additional cereals, granola bars and snacks sold across the U.S. because they could be contaminated with salmonella. The recalled products are sold throughout the […] Read More
Question: Is there anything more absurd than red state governors rejecting federal programs that directly benefit their constituents? Easy answer: Yes. It’s the explanations they give to make their actions appear to be sober, responsible fiscal decisions. The Republican governors of Iowa and Nebraska brought us the most recent examples […] Read More
Consulting firm McKinsey and Co. has agreed to pay $78 million to settle claims from insurers and health care funds that its work with drug companies helped fuel an opioid addiction crisis. The agreement was revealed late Friday in documents filed in federal court in San Francisco. The settlement must […] Read More
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ — On Monday, December 4, 2023 at the California Endowment in historic downtown Los Angeles, California Safe Schools, a celebrated children’s environmental health and environmental justice non-profit celebrated its 25th Anniversary with an event called “Your Life is Now” honoring seven trailblazing health and safety […] Read More
Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Riverside County health inspectors from Nov. 30 to Dec. 7. Starbucks at Desert Springs JW Marriott Resort & Spa, 74855 Country Club Drive, Palm Desert Closed: Dec. 6 Reason: No water supply Food sales at Gas N’ […] Read More
With only one month to go before the end of the year, it’s time to take a look at those remaining funds in your FSA account. An FSA, or Flexible Spending Account, is a pre-tax account that can be used for certain out-of-pocket health care costs. FSA balances typically expire at […] Read More
Peaches, plums and nectarines distributed by HMC Farms and sold nationwide as recently as last week are being recalled due to an outbreak of listeria that has resulted in 11 illnesses, including one death and 10 hospitalizations, federal safety regulators said Monday. “Investigators are working to determine if any additional […] Read More
Edna Garcia thinks she has paid her dues. For 34 years, she worked as a public high school teacher in Bridgeport, Connecticut, while also serving as a local lawmaker for eight years. In her retirement, she volunteers at her church, where she helps members deal with health insurance problems. […] Read More
For Americans, paying for health care is often a hardship even for those with health insurance, with many people saying they struggle to afford rising premiums, deductibles, copayments and other medical costs. Just over half of working-age Americans say they sometimes can’t afford health care, according to The Commonwealth Fund. […] Read More
If you have worked in the death care profession for any length of time you will have noticed several changes that have taken place. And, as I’ve done some research on what seems to be taking place, sometimes the choices of the consumer public seem contradictory to me. […] Read More
