Latest California Healthline Stories
More Information On Golden State Killer, DNA Released By Judge
The case raised issues about genetic databases’ role in solving old crimes.
Enormous Scientific Demand For Genetic Data Creates Marketplace For People To Sell Or Rent Their DNA
Bio-brokers are taking advantage of the hot precision medicine trend, helping connect people wanting to give their DNA with companies and institutes in need of it.
Pilot Program Allowing Veterans To Go To Urgent Care For Minor Injuries Rolls Out In LA Area
Rep. Steve Knight (R-Lancaster) said he secured the program for Lancaster, Palmdale and Bakersfield because transportation to VA care in metro Los Angeles can be difficult for local vets.
‘It Was Always This Creep Factor’: Patients Of USC Gynecologist Share Their Stories
The Los Angeles Times interviewed more than two dozen alumnae and former clinic employees. Their experiences spanned three decades and varied widely.
Candidates’ Stance On Single-Payer Dominates California’s Gubernatorial Race
All of the Democrats in the race say they support universal health care, but the differences on how they would go about it have become a microcosm of the larger party’s discord over this issue.
Viewpoints: California’s Aid-In-Dying Legal Fight; The Troubles Of Homelessness In Los Angeles
A selection of opinions on health care developments from around the state.
NIH To Examine Whether Kidney Transplants Should Include Donations From Patients With HIV
The study is designed to see if new transplant rules might help alleviate organ shortages. In other public health news: federal officials say they may never know the origin of the romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak; researchers want to know why some people cannot tolerate statins; domestic violence victims face concussion-related health problems; and ongoing struggles in Puerto Rico.
If Doctors Use Your Data To Develop Treatments, Do They Need To Tell You?
Ethicists, patients, doctors and courts are wrestling with that question as efforts grow to expand care through better data and technology. Also, Stat offers a guide to CRISPR, and Madrigal Pharmaceuticals says one of its drugs has shown progress treating fatty liver disease.
Doctors Are Prescribing Fewer Opioids, Says AMA
The number of opioid prescriptions in the U.S. dropped 22 percent between 2013 and 2017, leading to an estimated 55 million fewer scripts, according to the doctors’ group. These numbers are part of the American Medical Association’s argument against proposed federal clinical practice legislation. Also in the news, an exposé on the marketing techniques used by some corners of big pharma regarding these medicines. Meanwhile, updates on California’s experiment in distributing fentanyl tests.
New USC Board Chair Takes Reins Amid Turmoil Over Campus Gynecologist Misconduct Case
In his first act as chairman, Mall developer Rick Caruso hires a law firm to conduct a “thorough and independent investigation” into Dr. George Tyndall’s conduct and the school’s “reporting failures.” In other news: UCLA cardiologist Guillermo Andres Cortes is stripped of his license by state regulators who describe him as a “sexual predator.”