Healthcare

November 6, 2020
Using an Infrared Thermometer? It’s Trickier Than You Think
Measures are in place to reduce the public’s contact with possibly infected COVID-19 patients, but infrared thermometers can be inaccurate if misused.

November 5, 2020
California Voters Confirm Rideshare and Delivery Drivers as Independent Contractors
California voters resolved a long and bitter legal dispute this week, deciding 58.4% to 41.6% that rideshare app companies like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash are not required to consider their drivers as full-time employees but as independent contractors.

October 26, 2020
California Blood Bank Fights Critically Low Reserves with Mobile Drives
As COVID-19 continues to threaten the blood supply available to hospitals, LifeStream Blood Bank held a mobile drive on Oct. 15 at the Orange Terrace Community Center & Park.

October 21, 2020
‘COVID-19 Has Laid Bare the Serious Wounds of Homelessness’
Sister Mary Scullion, founder of Philly's Project HOME, discusses homelessness during COVID-19.

October 20, 2020
‘We Want to Hear From the Community; Health is Not Apolitical’
Public health official Thu Quach speaks on how COVID-19 is affecting Asian American communities.