Commentary – Black Youth Mental Health: Will Our Kids Be Alright?
Rhea Boyd and Jade Davis | Special to California Black Media Partners We are living in unusual and challenging times, when despair... Read More
COVID in California: Doctors, Researchers Say Virus Will Be Around for Foreseeable Future
Manny Otiko | California Black Media The COVID-19 virus was discovered in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. To date, over 90 million... Read More
Opinion: Why Every Californian Should Support the Prescription Drug Pricing Bill
Dr. Oliver Brooks | Special to California Black Media Partners In 1992, the federal government enacted the 340B Drug Discount Program. It... Read More
Alzheimer’s Drugs Decision Has Deeper Impact on Health of Blacks, Other Minorities
Sen. Isadore Hall | Special to California Black Media Partners Last spring, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first new... Read More
California’s New CARE Court Is Justice Option for People Addicted, Mentally Ill
Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media Over the last two months, Gov. Gavin Newsom has met with some of the state’s... Read More
Regional Program Helps Boost Childhood Vaccinations
By Manny Otiko | IVN An innovative program offered by First 5 LA has helped keep vaccination rates up for babies and... Read More
Minority Women Most Affected If Abortion Is Banned, Limited
By: Emily Wagster Pettus and Leah Willingham, Associated Press Jackson, MS (AP) — If you are Black or Hispanic in a conservative... Read More
Blue Shield of California Expands Mental Health Support with Addition of Ginger on Wellvolution Platform
OAKLAND, Calif. – Blue Shield of California announced that its health plan members who are enrolled in the Wellvolution program now have... Read More
Breast Cancer Survivor Learns to Rely on Others, Navigate American Healthcare System
By: Manny Otiko, IVN Phoenix, AZ — April Jackson has been through the wringer. After surviving breast cancer and a hysterectomy, she’s... Read More
