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Passionate Health Care Professionals Dedicated to Teaching and Advocating Nurse educators or Nursing Education Consultants are registered nurses who educate and train nurses at all levels of practice, including nursing school students. These professionals are clinical experts who have obtained advanced nursing degrees, earning at least a Master’s in Nursing…

Check the license and get key information from the Naturopathic Medicine Committee For many consumers, the New Year brings big new decisions—and maybe even a New Year’s resolution or two. From focusing on your overall well-being to addressing a specific condition, naturopathic medicine can put you on a New Year’s…

Get vaccinated and take steps to reduce infection and transmission As the battle against COVID-19 continues, it has never been more important to take precautions against another potential threat to your immune system—the flu. Flu season in California is October through May, but typically peaks from December through February. The…

Dressing up for Halloween can be fun! But if you are considering adding costume (cosplay) contact lenses to your ghoulish get-up this season, make sure you don’t purchase them from unlicensed dealers—or you and your eyes could be in for a real scare. Costume contact lenses—also referred to as decorative,…

A look back at a life-changing experience for this Northern California man who survived COVID-19 last year. Paul Cantelli shares his story and reflects on recovering from COVID-19 with the support of health care professionals. Many licensees under the California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) played a role in his…

Right now, according to COVID-19.ca.gov, more than 41,000 Californians have lost their lives to the pandemic. And, although the numbers of new cases have started to drop slightly, we are still facing an uphill battle with new variants and sporadic vaccination shipments and schedules. But how about some good news?…

Halloween 2020 won’t be like any other in years past: It falls on a Saturday–Yay! But it’s also taking place in the middle of a global pandemic–Boo! The California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) wants to remind you we are still battling COVID-19 and there are three simple steps to…

Chadwick Boseman, a rising star in Hollywood who portrayed Jackie Robinson and James Brown before his breakout performance in “Black Panther,” died August 28 after a four-year battle with colon cancer, shining a light on an illness that kills tens of thousands in the United States every year but is…

For many K-12 students in California and across the nation, the start of a new school year looks very different–yet very familiar. This school year, classes are being conducted primarily online from home to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. The shift from in-person to online learning requires…

Masks and face-coverings are a necessary accessory we must wear when we venture outside of our homes to help mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus. To make the task of covering our mouths and noses more bearable or enjoyable, many of these masks come available in an array of…