Package Of New Bills Would Try To Better Battle Valley Fever
Part of the problem is that doctors don't know how to diagnose the sickness and often confuse it with the flu. The proposed legislation would change the way the state diagnoses and tracks Valley Fever, improve physician training and add safety requirements for at-risk construction workers.
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New California Bills Address Growing Valley Fever Problem
A package of new bills from Assemblymember Rudy Salas — whose district stretches from south of Fresno down to Bakersfield — would change the way the state diagnoses and tracks Valley Fever, improve physician training and add safety requirements for at-risk construction workers. At the Merced County Department of Public Health, director Dr. David Canton said staff is trying to raise the alarm about Valley Fever. (Caiola, 1/15)
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Bill To Allow Abortion Pills On College Campuses Survives Crucial Vote
A bill, SB 320, that would require student health clinics at public colleges and universities to offer medication-assisted abortion passed the Senate Education committee by a 4-2 vote last week. Doctors say it is an option for women who are less than 10 weeks pregnant. (Goldberg, 1/15)