COVID-19 Parents struggle with home schooling and online learning By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Foundation | Local News Matters | October 21, 2020 Screen fatigue and lack of connection among complaints as parents lose faith in distance learning.
California ‘All you want is to be believed’: the impacts of unconscious bias in health care By April Dembosky, KQED | Kaiser Health News | October 21, 2020 One woman shares her experience trying to get care in a Bay Area hospital for COVID symptoms--only to have her complaints dismissed.
COVID-19 How some California school districts deal with students absent from virtual classrooms By Theresa Harrington | EdSource | October 20, 2020 Two San Francisco Bay Area districts boost outreach to vulnerable students.
COVID-19 Ballot campaigns set state record as most expensive By Emily Hoeven | CALmatters | October 20, 2020 Props 22, 21, 15 and 23 alone have raised nine-figure sums, with Uber and Lyft leading the pack, plowing $120M into supporting Prop 22.
COVID-19 Older COVID patients battle ‘brain fog,’ weakness and emotional turmoil By Judith Graham | Kaiser Health News | October 20, 2020 Seniors tend to have more serious symptoms than younger coronavirus patients, including the aftereffects of hospital-based delirium.
COVID-19 The ‘speed of trust’: California wants statewide panel to review any COVID vaccine By Ana B. Ibarra | CALmatters | October 19, 2020 Gov says Californians need to have confidence in a vaccine, and the state will have a review process regardless of which presidential candidate wins.
COVID-19 Sleepless nights, hair loss and cracked teeth: Pandemic stress takes its toll By Aneri Pattani | Kaiser Health News | October 17, 2020 The good news is that many of these symptoms are reversible, but it’s important to recognize them early.
COVID-19 Nearly 2/3 of state’s parents uncomfortable with in-person classes during pandemic By Eli Walsh | Local News Matters | October 17, 2020 Almost 8 out of 10 voters believe the pandemic is still a ‘serious problem,’ and 54% think the worst is yet to come.
COVID-19 Lifetime experiences help older adults build resilience to pandemic trauma By Judith Graham | Kaiser Health News | October 16, 2020 Research shows that many seniors have changed behaviors as they strive to stay safe from the coronavirus.
COVID-19 Kaiser cited for failing to treat COVID-19 as airborne By Jackie Botts and Ana B. Ibarra | CALmatters | October 16, 2020 Kaiser says it will appeal the citation against its psychiatric facility in Santa Clara.