Oct 31 2011

Operating rooms were kept at the wrong humidity level

TORRANCE, Calif.—County-run Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance failed to keep its operating rooms clean and to protect its patients from possible infection, it was reported.

According to a report obtained by the Los Angeles Times, federal inspectors found hospital rooms that had holes in the ceilings or that were dusty and cluttered.

Operating rooms were kept at the wrong humidity level, which can lead to the spread of germs, The Times reported.

Some hospital staffers were not always washing their hands according to policy.

Oct 13 2011

Two local residents will help lead 5,000 others in Heart Walk

Former competitive figure skater and entrepreneur Toshawa Andrews has suffered 11 heart attacks in three years. The 37-year-old wife and mother says her heart is slowly dying as a result of the attacks.

Durward Davis, who made the final seven in the third season of the BET Gospel sing-off show “Sunday Best,” progressed from a diagnosis of pneumonia to having a heart attack, and the work-a-holic divinity student had to set aside his fears to find out what was making him sick.

Oct 10 2011

Frequently ignore recommended treatment

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Doctors with a majority Latino practice believe that physicians treating mostly White patients provide better care, according to a UCLA study released today.

The perception is apparently due to the doctors’ belief that they spend an inadequate amount of time with Latino patients; that Latinos are unable to afford proper care; and the patients frequently ignore recommended treatments.

Oct 10 2011

Pop up store to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The grand opening of PINK, the first ever pop up store in Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza history, in celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.

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