By David Sayen, Medicare Regional Administrator
Coping with terminal illness can be very difficult, both for the patient and his or her loved ones. That’s why I wanted to tell you about Medicare’s coverage for hospice care and how it works.
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How Medicare covers hospice care
April 19th, 2012 · No Comments · Commentary
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Los Angeles County looks to be a national leader in fight against child sex trafficking
April 19th, 2012 · No Comments · Commentary
By Don Knabe, County of Los Angeles, Fourth District
The fight to end the horrors of child sex trafficking continues in Los Angeles County. Earlier this year, I directed the County’s probation department to develop a comprehensive plan to support the victims of this horrible crime. They are developing some groundbreaking programs that I hope other [...]
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Learn more about autism: signs, diagnosis, intervention
April 13th, 2012 · No Comments · Commentary
By Gary Feldman, M.D., Medical director
Stramski Children’s Developmental Center at Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach
This year more children will be diagnosed with autism than with AIDS, diabetes and cancer combined– and each year this number rises. Autism affects one in 88 children. The problem isn’t the diagnosis; the problem is our lack of awareness about [...]
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Children and video games: playing with violence
March 9th, 2012 · No Comments · Commentary
Submitted by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Video-gaming (playing video games) has become a popular activity for people of all ages. Many children and adolescents spend large amounts of time playing them. Video-gaming is a multibillion-dollar industry– bringing in more money than movies and DVDs. Video games have become very sophisticated and [...]
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“Spokes” persons
April 27th, 2012 · No Comments · Commentary
On Saturday, May 5, Long Beach will be hosting one of the premiere bicycle events in the state when we welcome the annual Bike Fest and Tour of Long Beach. The day consists of fun for the whole family and a great way to promote America’s most bike-friendly city as well as our “Let’s Move, [...]
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