The U.S. Food and Drug Administration or FDA on Friday discouraged the use of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for treatment of COVID-19, citing serious heart problems in patients who have taken the drug. Here’s more from the FDA’s website: The FDA is aware of reports of serious heart rhythm...

The vast majority of Californians supports stay-at-home orders issued by state leaders as a means of stemming the surge of COVID-19 infections, even if the restrictive measures continue to weigh down the economy, according to a California Health Care Foundation poll released Friday. Just 11% of Californians...

The Golden State’s governor used Thursday’s somber death toll to make the point that the virus “knows no geography” and is killing people both in and outside California’s coastal cities. By Nick Cahill and Martin Macias Jr. SACRAMENTO — California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed 68 new deaths and 1,081 new cases of COVID-19. Fifty-one people who died were over the age of 65; 11 people who died were between the ages of 41 to 65 years old, and three people who died were between the ages of 18 to 40 years old. Fifty-one...

While the numbers are still unprecedented, the claims do appear to be leveling off. By Amanda Pampuro (CN) — With 11% of the Americans eligible for unemployment insurance benefits receiving them, the U.S. Department of Labor reported a new record of insured unemployment on Thursday. By the agency’s...

California has had 35,396 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 1,354 deaths caused by the disease in the pandemic to date, the state’s Department of Public Health announced Wednesday. Racial Demographics – A More Complete Picture The California Department of Public Health is committed to health...

“Free at last, free at last. Thank God Almighty, we are free at last.” Inspirational words from the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that will forever reverberate in my mind and soul. We have continually evolved as a nation, tasting freedom, energizing our spirit, motivating creativity, learning from...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on Wednesday confirmed 66 new deaths and 1,318 new cases of COVID-19, with a minimum of 338 cases to date in the Santa Clarita Valley. Public Health has identified 16,435 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County, and a total of 729...

At Medicare, we understand you may have concerns about going to your doctor’s office during the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic. Like so many Americans, our Medicare beneficiaries are rightly observing social distancing guidelines to protect themselves and others from possible infection. We also recognize...

WASHINGTON — The White House on Wednesday rolled out its plan to reimburse healthcare providers that treat patients who have COVID-19 but are uninsured. The Department of Health and Human Services will use part of a $100 billion fund included in the $2.2 trillion CARES Act that became law at the end...