Aquil Basheer, who worked to reduce gang violence in Los Angeles and elsewhere and founded The Build Program, is being mourned by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and others after […]
Tag: World Health Organization
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FDA plans widespread use of boosters coming this fall
New COVID-19 boosters are coming this fall, the FDA announced late last month in the wake of an expert advisory committee meeting that considered the makeup of future vaccines. The […]
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Southern California reported worst air quality in nation
The Los Angeles Basin has the most polluted air out of more than 2,400 U.S. cities analyzed in a report released this week by an air-quality monitoring firm, despite the […]
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WHO chief suggests omicron is likely not last COVID-19 variant
The head of the World Health Organization says that omicron is likely not the last variant of COVID-19 to arise. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO’s director-general, applauded an assortment of medical […]
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AV Hospital ranks high in care of newborns
Honored by Baby-Friendly USA Antelope Valley Hospital’s Women & Infants Pavilion has achieved the prestigious international Baby-Friendly designation after a rigorous review process conducted by Baby-Friendly USA, the hospital announced. […]
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Should we change the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’?
Importance of booster shot As more indoor venues require proof of vaccination for entrance and with winter — as well as omicron, a new covid variant — looming, scientists and […]
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World AIDS Day 2021
Equal, global access to treatments needed On Dec. 1, the World Health Organization (WHO) honored the many people who have died of the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) caused by the […]
