Check your teeth. Do they feel clean? If it’s time for a dental cleaning, your wait time for an appointment may be longer than expected. Most dental offices were closed during the COVID-19 lockdown, except for emergencies. Some have reopened but are putting off scheduling cleaning appointments. Others are booked…
Category:
Uncategorized
-
-
The genuine threat of contracting COVID-19 from the novel coronavirus has sparked a new level of hyper-awareness about the importance of things we already knew but probably did not practice diligently. Just think of the basics: washing hands with soap and water, avoiding those who are sick, staying home and…
-
On May 18, 2020, Todd Tilghman became the 18th winner of NBC’s The Voice. It also kept coach Blake Shelton firmly in the top spot as the coach with the most wins. Did Todd pick the right coach—or did he get lucky? If you’ve watched the show, you know that…
-
Despite the challenges of working away from the office at home, employees with the California Department of Consumer Affairs are still giving 110-percent to protect the consumer. Watch this video to see how they continue to keep consumers safe.
-
Round the clock shifts filled with sickness, sadness, and death. Showing up to work knowing they’re heading into something invisible yet dangerous for themselves and their families. Yet, they do it. Every day, they heal. They help. They serve. The above could describe the roles of many essential workers at…
-
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic became a reality, wearing a protective mask of one kind or another has been the option, but it’s quickly becoming the norm. More and more Californians are wearing some kind of mask; if you don’t know how to do it, just look on social media:…
-
“This sounds crazy, but Kobe spoke this. He used to say all the time ‘I want to die young. I want to be immortalized. You know, I want to have my career be better than Michael Jordan, and I want to die young.’” Tracy McGrady, seven-time NBA All-Star. That wish…
-
The Department of Consumer Affairs has announced the members of the state’s new Cannabis Advisory Committee under the Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC). The committee will advise BCC and the other licensing authorities – the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the California Department of Public Health – on…
-
More than half the people in the United States are taking at least one prescription drug (187 million, 58 percent), according to the Network for Excellence in Health Innovation, and tens of thousands of those people are dying annually because they don’t follow their medication directions. With people taking a dozen…
-
Many of us visit barbershops and salons for pampering and grooming services without realizing there could be risks. In reality, our health depends on the safety and infection control procedures used by the barbers, cosmetologists and other salon service professionals to whom we entrust the care of our hair, skin…