Latest California Healthline Stories
Advocates Tout Proposed Legislation That Would Strengthen Mental Health Services For Children
Right now, only about a third of California children who report needing help for emotional or mental health problems receive counseling. The bills would seek to improve services to those in need.
Calif. Gubernatorial Candidate Pledges Universal Health Care Coverage Push Following Primary Victory
Gavin Newsom, the Democratic lieutenant governor and a proponent of a single-payer health care system, won a spot in the general race for governor last night. He’ll face Republican businessman John Cox in the fall.
The justices ruled in an unsigned opinion that vacating a lower court decision in favor of the teen, who had been in government custody after entering the country illegally, was the proper course because the case became moot after she obtained an abortion.
Two Texas plaintiffs say they feel morally obligated to follow the law despite there being no financial penalty to not buying insurance next year. The men are the faces of the lawsuit that conservatives hope will finally be the one to kill the law. Meanwhile, more rate hikes have come out and they’re in the double-digits.
Military Troops At Higher Risk Of Developing Skin Cancer Due To Exposure, Lack Of Sunscreen
Air Force personnel are the most vulnerable, which doctors attribute to the pilots’ exposure to sun at a high altitude.
California Residents Hit Particularly Hard By E. Coli Outbreak
Out of 197 cases nationwide, California had 45 people affected. Also, the first person reported to die in connection with the strain was an 87-year-old man from Raymond, a community in Madera County, California.
Millions Of Children Could Be Uninsured If Proposed Immigration Rules Become A Reality
The proposal would not change whether children are eligible for aid, but rather it would change the potential immigration-related consequences for their parents. A study finds that the move could result in between 875,000 and 2 million children across the country becoming uninsured.
Democrats Increasingly Embracing Progressive Health Care Ideas As Primary Season Gets Into Swing
California, Iowa and other states have primaries today where health care has played a role in the race. Many candidates are touting single-payer type systems, public options and universal coverage among other progressive ideas in an area where Republicans once dominated with their chants of “repeal and replace.”
Many Women With Common Type Of Breast Cancer Can Forgo Chemotherapy
“We can spare thousands and thousands of women from getting toxic treatment that really wouldn’t benefit them,” said Dr. Ingrid A. Mayer, from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, an author of the study. “This is very powerful. It really changes the standard of care.”
Experts are concerned about the president’s proposal to switch some expensive drugs from one part of Medicare to another part. Advocates for older Americans say the problems are not inevitable, but will be difficult to solve.