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US approves life-saving organ transplants between people with HIV, removing ‘unnecessary barriers’

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4 weeks ago

'Game changer': Biden likely to trigger huge fight with last minute proposal

Raw Story

In the final weeks of President Joe Biden's administration, his Department of Health and Human Services is proposing a new rule for Medicare and Medicaid recipients that will likely touch off a tense confrontation with HHS secretary-designate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The Washington Post reported Tuesday that HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra is now proposing that weight loss drugs like Ozempic …

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4 weeks ago

New rule allows HIV-positive organ transplants

Associated Press

People with HIV who need a kidney or liver transplant will be able to receive an organ from a donor with HIV under a new rule announced Tuesday by U.S. health officials. “This rule removes unnecessary barriers to kidney and liver transplants, expanding the organ donor pool and improving outcomes for transplant recipients with HIV,” said U.S. Health and Human …

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Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Millions of Americans with obesity would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound covered by Medicare or Medicaid under a new rule the Biden administration proposed Tuesday morning. The costly proposal from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services immediately sets the stage for a showdown between the powerful pharmaceutical industry and Robert …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Biden propondrá que Medicare y Medicaid cubran medicamentos para adelgazar

LA Times

El presidente Joe Biden y la primera dama Jill Biden bajan del Air Force One a su llegada a la Base Conjunta Andrews, Maryland, el lunes 25 de noviembre de 2024, desde Staten Island, Nueva York. Millones de estadounidenses con obesidad serían elegibles para que medicamentos populares para la pérdida de peso como Wegovy y Ozempic sean cubiertos por Medicare …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Editorial: How California leaders can protect the environment from another Trump administration

LA Times

Donald Trump speaks last month at a rally in Coachella, during which he threatened to withhold federal firefighting aid to California unless Gov. With Trump’s team expected to kill President Biden’s electric vehicle tax credit, among other reversals, California can cement its reputation for consistently committing to its climate policies. That worked in California’s favor in 2019, when Ford, Honda …

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1 month, 1 week ago

The Latin Grammys turn 25 this year. Here’s how to watch

LA Times

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Latin Grammys. The 25th annual Latin Grammys can be livestreamed on Thursday, Nov. 14, beginning at 8 p.m. at the following sites: What is the Latin Grammy Premiere? “With an amazing lineup of performers, we will reveal the winners in 50 of 58 Latin Grammy categories, showcasing the diversity of our community …

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As with Trump’s last term, California will lead the liberal resistance

LA Times

A woman reacts while waiting for results during an election watch party at Manny’s in San Francisco on Tuesday night. “We’ve been spending months, in some cases over a year,” Bonta added, “planning on potential attacks and our responses to them across all the different issues and areas — from attacking our environment to attacking reproductive freedom, our common sense …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ángela Aguilar, Residente, The Warning, Trueno, Jon Bon Jovi y Joe Jonas actuarán en Los Latin Grammy

LA Times

Esta mañana la Academia Latina de la Grabación anunció que los cantantes nominados de este año Ángela Aguilar, Álvaro Díaz, Tiago Iorc, Quevedo, Residente, Myke Towers, Trueno y The Warning estarán participando en la edición 25 de los Latin Grammy al igual que el nominado anteriormente Leonardo Aguilar y los artistas Jon Bon Jovi y Joe Jonas, mientras que DJ …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Latin Grammy 2024: Un espectáculo inmersivo con Anitta, Draco Rosa y Grupo Frontera

Associated Press

Los Latin Grammy y La Premiere del Latin Grammy serán un evento estelar con presentaciones de una serie de artistas y músicos, incluyendo Anitta, Becky G, Leonel García, Deorro, Draco Rosa, Grupo Frontera y Elena Rose, así como Carlos Vives, quien será galardonado como Persona del Año de la Academia Latina de la Grabación.

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

María Becerra, Juliana y Luísa Sonza conducirán la Premiere del Latin Grammy

LA Times

La Academia Latina de la Grabación acaba de anunciar que las figuras María Becerra, Juliana y Luísa Sonza serán las conductoras de la ceremonia Premiere del Latin Grammy donde se hace entrega de la mayoría de premiaciones antes de la ceremonia televisada. “Estamos emocionados de iniciar La Noche Más Importante de la Música Latina con la Premiere del Latin GRAMMY”, …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Kidnap suspects arrested after migrant held for ransom escaped into L.A. boba shop, feds say

LA Times

According to an indictment, Miguel Angel Avila allegedly body-slammed a kidnapping victim identified as N.C.L., then placed him in a chokehold and punched him repeatedly in the face on March 22, 2023, inside a boba shop in Koreatown. Last March, a man escaped from the second-story window of a motel in L.A.’s Koreatown and ran to a nearby boba shop, …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Top US health official acknowledges more federal money for utility help is needed for extreme heat

Associated Press

PHOENIX — Visiting Phoenix amid triple-digit temperatures, the U.S. government’s top health official acknowledged on Wednesday that a federal program that helps low-income people pay their utility bills needs to focus more on cooling homes in the summer instead of overwhelmingly on wintertime heating. “What we’re beginning to see is the prominence of extreme heat and no longer just the …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Illinois bans companies from forcing workers to listen to their anti-union talk

NPR

Illinois bans companies from forcing workers to listen to their anti-union talk toggle caption Andrea Hsu/NPR Illinois has become the latest state to adopt legislation aimed at protecting workers from their employers' anti-union messaging. The Illinois Worker Freedom of Speech Act, which takes effect January 1, prohibits employers from holding mandatory meetings to discuss company views on religion or politics, …

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5 months ago

Largest housing provider for migrant children engaged in pervasive sexual abuse, US says

Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Employees of the largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children in the U.S. repeatedly sexually abused and harassed children in their care for at least eight years, the Justice Department said Thursday, alleging a shocking litany of offenses that took place as the company amassed billions of dollars in government contracts. Southwest spokesperson Anais Biera Miracle said …

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5 months, 1 week ago

MLB draft: Christian Becerra is third Harvard-Westlake pick

LA Times

Christian Becerra, who graduated from Harvard-Westlake in 2021, was chosen by the Twins in the 12th round of the MLB amateur draft. Harvard-Westlake and Sherman Oaks Notre Dame each had a third former high school player taken on the final day of Major League Baseball’s amateur draft Tuesday. Former Harvard-Westlake pitcher Christian Becerra, who pitched in college for California, was …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to enroll in ‘Obamacare’ next year

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance next year under a directive the Biden administration released Friday. “Making Dreamers eligible to enroll in coverage will improve their health and well-being and strengthen the health and well-being of our nation and our economy.” The …

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8 months ago

The pandemic exposed staff shortages at nursing homes. A new White House push aims for a remedy

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday said the first rule to set minimum staffing levels at federally funded nursing homes and require that a certain portion of the taxpayer dollars they receive go toward wages for care workers is a long-overdue “milestone” that recognizes their value to society. In Elroy, Wisconsin, for instance, an 80-bed nursing home would …

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8 months ago

Biden administration issues new rule to protect privacy of those seeking reproductive health care: ‘No one should have to live in fear’

CNN

CNN — Patients have a right to privacy when it comes to their medical information, even when they travel to another state for an abortion, IVF, birth control or other types of reproductive health care, federal officials declared in a new rule. “This rule prohibits those regulated by HIPAA — health care providers, health plans, clearing houses and their business …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Netflix’s One Hundred Years of Solitude teaser features one of the most influential lines in modern literature

The Independent

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

L.A. Times Executive Editor Terry Tang solidifies leadership position

LA Times

Terry Tang, who has been leading the Los Angeles Times newsroom since late January on an interim basis, has been formally named executive editor. “She understands our mission to be a thriving pillar of democracy and the critical role that the L.A. Times’ voice plays — to our city, and to the world — in bringing attention to issues that …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Where are you going to view the solar eclipse? NPR wants to know

NPR

Where are you going to view the solar eclipse? NPR wants to know Enlarge this image toggle caption Ezequiel Becerra/AFP via Getty Images Ezequiel Becerra/AFP via Getty Images On Monday, April 8, millions of people across North America will experience a total solar eclipse. Please send us a voice memo that includes your first and last name, your hometown, a …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

California DOJ civil rights probe of Sheriff’s Department headed to settlement, sources say

LA Times

More than three years after the California Department of Justice launched a civil rights investigation into the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the case is headed toward a sprawling settlement agreement expected to touch on issues including jail conditions, deputy gangs and staffing, according to sources familiar with the matter and emails viewed by The Times. Lawyers for Los Angeles …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Hospitals must obtain written consent for pelvic and similar exams, the federal government says

Associated Press

Hospitals must obtain written informed consent from patients before subjecting them to pelvic exams and exams of other sensitive areas — especially if an exam will be done while the patient is unconscious, the federal government said Monday. New guidance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services now requires consent for breast, pelvic, prostate and rectal exams for …

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US approves life-saving organ transplants between people with HIV, removing ‘unnecessary barriers’

'Game changer': Biden likely to trigger huge fight with last minute proposal

New rule allows HIV-positive organ transplants

Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans

Biden propondrá que Medicare y Medicaid cubran medicamentos para adelgazar

Editorial: How California leaders can protect the environment from another Trump administration

The Latin Grammys turn 25 this year. Here’s how to watch

As with Trump’s last term, California will lead the liberal resistance

Ángela Aguilar, Residente, The Warning, Trueno, Jon Bon Jovi y Joe Jonas actuarán en Los Latin Grammy

Latin Grammy 2024: Un espectáculo inmersivo con Anitta, Draco Rosa y Grupo Frontera

María Becerra, Juliana y Luísa Sonza conducirán la Premiere del Latin Grammy

Kidnap suspects arrested after migrant held for ransom escaped into L.A. boba shop, feds say

Top US health official acknowledges more federal money for utility help is needed for extreme heat

Illinois bans companies from forcing workers to listen to their anti-union talk

Largest housing provider for migrant children engaged in pervasive sexual abuse, US says

MLB draft: Christian Becerra is third Harvard-Westlake pick

Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to enroll in ‘Obamacare’ next year

The pandemic exposed staff shortages at nursing homes. A new White House push aims for a remedy

Biden administration issues new rule to protect privacy of those seeking reproductive health care: ‘No one should have to live in fear’

Netflix’s One Hundred Years of Solitude teaser features one of the most influential lines in modern literature

L.A. Times Executive Editor Terry Tang solidifies leadership position

Where are you going to view the solar eclipse? NPR wants to know

California DOJ civil rights probe of Sheriff’s Department headed to settlement, sources say

Hospitals must obtain written consent for pelvic and similar exams, the federal government says