Tag: healthcare
Riverside County reports first flu death of the season
On Nov. 20, the Riverside University Health System reported the first flu death in Riverside County in this year’s flu season. According to their...
Nursing is no longer a professional degree
As federal policymakers prepare to overhaul graduate student loan borrowing caps, a longstanding gap in federal education policy has resurfaced: nursing will no longer...
What is Proposition 50?
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has emerged as a prominent figure in national politics, particularly among younger voters who according to recent...
Threats to Medicaid funding for Planned Pa
On Sept.11, 2025, The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit allowed the Trump Administration to go ahead with cutting Medicaid funding...
UCR students must support AFSCME Local 3299 members
On Nov. 20 and Nov. 21, the University of California, Riverside’s (UCR) American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 (AFSCME Local...
Alternative medicine needs more publicity
According to the Cleveland Clinic, Western medicine can be understood as the traditional health care that is received in the U.S. Whether a visit...
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders’ health during COVID-19
Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders (NH/PI) represent the third fastest growing minority population, according to the U.S. census. However, they remain both understudied and underserved. The...
The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is unjust...
Following the leaked information that the right to an abortion may be challenged, on June 24 the Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v....
The Riverside Free Clinic held their first Clinic Day of the...
The Riverside Free Clinic held their first Clinic Day on Oct. 6th, 2021 after transitioning to full operations following the COVID-19 pandemic. The clinic’s...
Great Expectations of change from the Biden Administration
On the campaign trail, the former vice president made many promises while discussing some of the legislation he would attempt to implement over the...