Just 24 hours after sitting on a panel in front of 5,000 Black techies at the annual AfroTech gathering at the Oakland Convention Center, Bernard Tyson,...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — A statement released by Kaiser Permanente said Bernard J. Tyson passed away in his sleep. “Bernard was an exceptional colleague, a passionate...
Oakland – AfroTech celebrated its fourth year and historic move to Oakland. The event has been previously held in San Francisco. This past weekend, 10,000 Black...
Sickle cell disease is a blood disorder that predominantly affects the African-American community, although it is also common in people with a Hispanic background. The disease...
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — Loads of praise and thanks were heaped upon probation officers stationed at a probation camp in the hills of Malibu, who managed to...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — A Black former UCLA phlebotomist who said she was subjected to racial harassment that included use of the N-word was awarded nearly...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — Kaiser Permanente has teamed with Charles Drew University to launch a new mental health program called Mindful Beauty. Depression impacts the lives of more...
Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center will observe National Cancer Survivors Day on Saturday, June 29 with the 6th Annual “Celebrate Life in Full Bloom” event. The...
Healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente and the Service Employees International Union–United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW) reached an agreement this week to stop the outsourcing of 63 gardeners...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Many people think sleep is just for resting at the end of their busy day. They justify less sleep by saying: “I...
It was a sleepy South Carolina Saturday in mid-February. But Virginia Sanders was speaking, and the audience was rapt. “One might not have the power. But...
With all that’s going on in the world, at lot of us are dealing with more stress in our lives. But when is stress more than...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — It’s only in recent years that researchers, physicians, pediatricians, academics and others have begun to drill down to ascertain what, if any, health...
Made possible by a funding initiative by San Francisco Foundation and Kaiser Permanente, a new homelessness prevention program is to be carried out in Oakland by...
By Dr. Nailah Thompson, Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center As the seasons change, the weather gets cooler, children return to school, and colds and the flu...
By Pauline Bartolone, Kaiser Health News State Sen. Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg), who authored the bill, said that when drugmakers woo physicians with meals and other enticements...
The 24th Annual Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame Luncheon and Awards Ceremony will be held April 1 in Pleasanton. Twelve local women representing the region’s...
In the Bay Area, Bike to Work Day will celebrate its 21st birthday on May 14 with a nine-county-wide party on wheels. On Bike to Work...
A financial education, entrepreneurship and college preparatory conference for students and Money Management Workshops for parents was held Saturday, March 7 at UC Berkeley, hosted by...
With a settlement that is likely to impact RN standards across the nation, the California Nurses Association (CNA) and National Nurses United (NNU) announced a...
Members of the Oakland Raiders recently visited local hospital with the hopes of raising the spirits of patients, their families as well as hospital staff. Raiders...
About 18,000 nurses went on strike this week at Kaiser Permanente facilities in northern and central California and rallied at the Ronald V. Dellums federal building...
A crowd of energetic students from Piedmont Elementary School surrounded Andre Iguodala of the Golden State Warriors last week during his Get Fit Clinic sponsored by...
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders marched with Kaiser Permanente nurses, members of National Nurses United, today calling for the federal government and hospitals to meet the highest...