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Trump’s Exit from World Health Organization Undermines U.S. Pandemic Preparedness

Sunita Sohrabji - Jan 22, 2025

Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University, says the US pullout from the WHO will have a calamitous impact on the country's ability to tackle public health crises.

Spotlight on Ethnic Media

California Black Media Brings New Lens to Sacramento Shootings

Sunita Sohrabji - Apr 7, 2022

The shootings reflect what is happening in Black neighborhoods across California and embody two principal concerns, crime and gun violence.

COVID-19

BA.2 Covid Variant Now Accounts for More Than One Third of New Infections, Says CDC

Sunita Sohrabji - Mar 27, 2022

The CDC is watching closely the rise of infections from the new variant, which now account for 35 percent of new Covid infections in the U.S.

COVID-19

Covid Vaccines are Safe and Effective for 5-11 Year Olds

Sunita Sohrabji - Mar 24, 2022

That message was delivered during a March 15 briefing for the South Asian community organized by the non-profit South Asian Network.

COVID-19

Biden Appoints Dr. Ashish Jha as White House Covid Czar

Sunita Sohrabji - Mar 17, 2022

Jha, the Dean of Public Health at Brown University, replaces outgoing Covid czar Jeffrey Zients.

Politics

Housing, Hate, and Health Top Concerns for AAPI in LA

Mark Hedin - Mar 17, 2022

The agency will be translating all written materials into the 15 most-used languages in the state and adding more interpreters to its phone lines.

Domestic Violence

How Children Experience and Recover From Domestic Violence

Jenny Manrique - Mar 4, 2022

Experts say anxiety, depression, anger, and low self esteem are among the range of mental health impacts on children who experience domestic violence.

COVID-19

Covid-19 Hospitalization and Death Rates for Children Spike Alarmingly Amid Omicron

Ethnic Media Services - Feb 17, 2022

The CDC has released new findings showing children were hospitalized at a rate four times higher from Omicron than with the Delta variant.

Economy

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Lessons of the Pandemic – Demanding Equal Access to the Internet as a Human Right

Mark Hedin - Jul 28, 2021

The Internet has become so central to modern life that access to it is a necessity.

Domestic Violence

Restorative Justice Seeks to Heal Families Facing Domestic Violence

Jenny Manrique - Apr 27, 2021

Cases of abuse skyrocketed during the pandemic. According to experts, prevention and reconciliation programs should engage abusers as well as survivors.

Domestic Violence