Orange County’s COVID Hospitalizations Holding Steady
"BA.2 is 50% more contagious than Delta" (Andrew Noymer)
healthline,
April 6, 2022
Biden Has Plan to Fix Obamacare’s Family ‘Glitch’: How it Could Affect You
"The Department of Treasury decided to use self-only coverage as the benchmark for the affordability test, while advocates and some members of the House Democratic caucus felt it should be based on the share of the family premium that an enrollee had to pay," (Dylan Roby)
The Conversation ,
March 31, 2022
Much of the cost of dementia care in aging Native American adults is due to hospitalization
"The total treatment costs for American Indian and Alaska Native older adults with dementia are US$2,943 higher than for those without dementia because of higher hospitalization costs, according to our new study published recently in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia." (Luohua Jiang)
Voice of OC,
March 29, 2022
Orange County Residents Should Expect, Prepare For Indefinite COVID Waves
"COVID is absolutely not going away. It’s going to go in cycles and it’s going to go perhaps in regular cycles, but cycles nonetheless. There’s going to be periods when it peaks, and periods where it drops." (Andrew Noymer)
Health,
March 28, 2022
Can You Get Long COVID If You’ve Been Vaccinated?
"Although a small percentage of vaccinated people experience long COVID, the vast majority of people with long COVID are unvaccinated" (Bernadette Boden-Albala)
Healthline,
March 25, 2022
Artificial Sweeteners and Potential Cancer Risks: What to Know
"I wouldn’t get too excited one way or the other," (Andrew Odegaard)
Los Angeles Times,
March 24, 2022
Chemical spill at Compton plastics factory triggers hundreds of odor complaints
"MMA has “a very low odor threshold,” meaning it can be smelled at very low concentrations, " (Michael Kleinman)
Orange County Register,
March 23, 2022
COVID-19 tests, vaccines for uninsured in limbo as federal funding dwindles
"This is a step in the wrong direction," (Andrew Noymer)
Orange County Register,
March 19, 2022
Laguna Woods Village beats the odds in COVID-19 pandemic
"I give Laguna Woods Village high marks, we know the biggest risk is the age factor. Laguna Woods is doing better than the county." (Andrew Noymer)
Spectrum News 1,
March 18, 2022
Orange County’s COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations inch down
"It's been bouncing around 130 for a few days now," (Andrew Noymer)
