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Usher and his ex-wife Tameka Foster’s life went upside down when the parents learned that their 15-year-old eldest child, Usher Raymond V, had Type 1 diabetes years prior. “From the moment that Type 1 diabetes was a conversation, it was a re-acclimation to life. The life that we knew changed,” …
Read More »California Health Care Workers to Get $25 an Hour Minimum Wage
A new California law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom Oct. 13 will raise the minimum wage for most hourly and salaried health care workers—phased in to $25 an hour over the next few years—and give them the right to sue employers to enforce the measure. Senate Bill (SB) 525, authored by Sen. …
Read More »Olympic Gymnastics Champion Mary Lou Retton Is in Intensive Care With Pneumonia
Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton has pneumonia and is in intensive care in a Texas hospital. Retton’s daughter, McKenna Kelley, shared Ms. Retton’s condition in an Instagram post on Tuesday. Ms. Kelley said 55-year-old Retton, who became the first American woman to win the Olympic all-around title, is “fighting …
Read More »Costco Starts Offering $29 Health Care Service for Members
Retail chain Costco has begun offering online health care services for $29 to members in partnership with Sesame, a direct-to-consumer health care online marketplace connecting medical providers with customers. Costco’s partnership with New York-based Sesame offers “special discount pricing” to all Costco members on a wide range of outpatient medical …
Read More »Health Care Workers Mandated to Wear Masks in Several Counties: Officials
Several California Bay Area health agencies announced last week that mandatory masking would return to hospitals and healthcare settings in the upcoming fall and winter months. Contra Costa, Sonoma, Alameda, and San Mateo issued mask orders for health care staff in hospitals and other care facilities. The orders go into …
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