Trading stethoscopes for paint brushes.

KCBS Radio reporter Melissa Culross has more on the project that gave a group of healthcare workers both a break from the front lines of the Covid-19 pandemic and the opportunity to thank the community.

Trading stethoscopes for paint brushes.
KCBS Radio reporter Melissa Culross has more on the project that gave a group of healthcare workers both a break from the front lines of the Covid-19 pandemic and the opportunity to thank the community.

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A new study is sparking up some concerns around the health risks that marijuana may pose to not only teens, but also seniors. 

Researchers found after Canada legalized weed, the number of emergency room visit for cannabis poisoning skyrocketed among people who are 65 and older. 

For a closer look, KCBS Radio's Patti Reising was joined by Dr. Nathan Stall, Geriatrician at Mount Sinai Hospital and researcher at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto. He is the lead author of the study.

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A new study is sparking up some concerns around the health risks that marijuana may pose to not only teens, but also seniors. 
Researchers found after Canada legalized weed, the number of emergency room visit for cannabis poisoning skyrocketed among people who are 65 and older. 
For a closer look, KCBS Radio's Patti Reising was joined by Dr. Nathan Stall, Geriatrician at Mount Sinai Hospital and researcher at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto. He is the lead author of the study.
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Cannabis still poses risks for young and old alike

They say consistency is key, and that's certainly the case for those who are trying to lower their blood pressure. 

While many believe one way to combat hypertension, which affects more than half of adults in the US, is to work out, it's really the framework around the exercise that matters.

To find out more, KCBS Radio's Patti Reising was joined by John Jakicic, Professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center in the Department of Internal Medicine.

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They say consistency is key, and that's certainly the case for those who are trying to lower their blood pressure. 
While many believe one way to combat hypertension, which affects more than half of adults in the US, is to work out, it's really the framework around the exercise that matters.
To find out more, KCBS Radio's Patti Reising was joined by John Jakicic, Professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center in the Department of Internal Medicine.
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How to maximize exercise's potential for lowering blood pressure

Voters in South Lake Tahoe will soon decide on whether to make vacation home owners pay a whopping $3-thousand dollar vacancy tax on residences that sit empty for more than 6 months. 

However, the decision whether these vacant homes should be taxed is dividing voters in the city against many Bay Area residents who have second homes in the Tahoe region. 

For more, KCBS Radio's Patti Reising was joined by Margaret Dematteo, Housing Policy Attorney for Legal Aide of Sonoma County. 

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Voters in South Lake Tahoe will soon decide on whether to make vacation home owners pay a whopping $3-thousand dollar vacancy tax on residences that sit empty for more than 6 months. 
However, the decision whether these vacant homes should be taxed is dividing voters in the city against many Bay Area residents who have second homes in the Tahoe region. 
For more, KCBS Radio's Patti Reising was joined by Margaret Dematteo, Housing Policy Attorney for Legal Aide of Sonoma County. 
Justin Sullivan / Staff / Getty Images

Doctors Take Break from Covid-19 Fight & Thank Community with Special Art Project

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