Across the United States there have been many mass shootings in public places. Mt. SAC and Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center hosted a mass casualty incident simulation to give health careers students and emergency department staff an opportunity to prepare on how to respond to a crisis. The training event focuses on coordination, triage, communication, and patient care in a high-pressure environment. Watch the coverage from ABC7 here .

March is Sleep Awareness Month, and with nearly 70% of U.S. adults reporting getting insufficient sleep or rest, Project Sleep, a non-profit organization, is dedicated to raising awareness about sleep health, sleep equity and sleep disorders. View the coverage below: Spectrum News 1 SoCal CBS Philadelphia

Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange is utilizing artificial intelligence software to support radiologists in detecting tumors in their early stages. Dr. Kenneth Meng, MD, with St. Joseph Hospital Orange uses the ICAD AI algorithm which helped flag a lesion in a patient's mammogram that could have been overlooked. The artificial intelligence software developed by ICAD is able to find cancer two to three years earlier than without using the program.  "It does take the AI and the radiologist together to get the best, most accurate reading," Dr. Meng said. View our coverage below: ABC 7 Yahoo! News Becker's Hospital Review

Firm has received more than 60 industry awards LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – Miller Geer & Associates, Inc., a boutique public relations firm serving national clients, celebrates its 50 th anniversary this November 2025. The agency serves a variety of local, regional and national clients in health care, higher education, county and city government, logistics and transportation as well as animal welfare. Jay Geer, president of the eight-person agency, joined the agency in 1982 as an intern and subsequently purchased the firm from its founder, Nann Miller, in 1991. Nann Miller, APR, Fellow, started the agency in 1975 and created one of the first public relations agencies owned and operated by a woman in Los Angeles. In the agency’s early years, clients included real estate development, animal welfare and hospitality. The agency would become known as the creator of many special events, including spectaculars that lead to acknowledgment in the Guiness Book of Records. Those events included the “Big Picture,” the downtown Los Angeles celebration of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, the world’s largest ribbon cutting for Shoreline Village in Long Beach and the world’s largest Ice Cream Float for Knudson Ice Cream. “Our founder, Nann, knew that a great, larger than life idea that perfectly underscored the brand and carried news value would generate buzz,” says Geer. “Her ideation, creativity and execution of earned media public relations campaigns remain in the DNA of the firm today.” Agency vice-presidents James Chisum and Sandy Rodriguez started their careers as college interns with Miller Geer & Associates and now more than 15 years later serve in leadership roles. Founded in downtown Los Angeles, the firm relocated to Orange County in 1995 and is based in Los Alamitos. The firm has won more than 60 industry awards for campaigns and is noted for its media relations and crisis communications expertise. For more information about Miller Geer, please visit www.millergeer.com

L.A. Care will provide up to $5 million to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles, and Food Forward, a nonprofit organization that distributes fresh surplus fruits and vegetables. As the ongoing federal government shutdown approaches its one-month mark, individuals and families who rely on CalFresh, California's Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP), for assistance to purchase groceries may not receive their monthly assistance during the month of November. L.A. Care is investing $5.4 million to help address CalFresh funding shortfall. View our coverage below: ABC 7 Telemundo Los Angeles Daily News Spectrum Noticias KROQ

PVHMC offers $50 mammograms every April and October to improve access to breast cancer screening by removing the financial barrier. Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (PVHMC) offered $50 mammograms without a physician order or proof of insurance during Breast Cancer Awareness Month for women who met specific requirements. According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation , 1 in 8 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. PVHMC is also one of the only hospitals in the region to offer the SmartCurve™ breast stabilization system , which is clinically proven to deliver a more comfortable mammogram. View our coverage below: Fox 11 Good Day LA KNX-AM Radio Telemundo 52 Los Angeles NBC4 Los Angeles LAist Radio Laist online NBC4 Los Angeles MSN

Laguna College of Art + Design (LCAD), one of the nation’s leading visual and applied arts colleges, broke ground on its first phase of campus consolidation to build a two-story 22,000 sq. ft Innovation Center, which will serve as the centerpiece of the new campus. During the event, LCAD also introduced the donor, who had remained anonymous, and helped make the major development possible. The construction is anticipated to be completed by 2028. The groundbreaking event featured a live exhibition space with artwork from students, live music, and large screens with presentations of what the new campus will look like. Read the coverage here: Orange County Register Orange County Business Journal Laguna Beach Magazine Stu News Laguna Laguna Beach Indy Orange County Business Journal

AI is playing a growing role in the lives of teens. Some are turning to it for help with homework, companionship and even for advice. A new study from Common Sense Media found that more than 70% of teens have used AI companions and half use them regularly. Cyber Safety Cop Clayton Cranford joined KCAL News to discuss what parents need to know about this new trend and how parents can talk to their teens about using AI safely. Check out our coverage below: KCAL/CBS Fox 11 Los Angeles Kars4Kids Parenting

As the summer heat hits Southern California, experts at Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) want to warn parents to never leave their children alone in hot cars, as heat stroke is the leading cause of non-crash, vehicle-related deaths in children under 15-years-old. According to the National Safety Council, 14 hot car deaths have been reported in 2025. As heat-related deaths are 100% preventable, CHOC community health educators and pediatricians demonstrated strategies to help parents remember to take their children out of the car. Check out our coverage below: ABC 7 Los Angeles Univision 34 Los Angeles KNX-AM Radio Spectrum Noticias NTD Estrella News Los Angeles NBC4 Los Angeles Spectrum News Los Angeles KTLA