Latest California Healthline Stories
California Officials Keep Data On Only Confirmed Death From E. Coli Outbreak Locked Down
Officials have confirmed that the death was in Madera County, but, citing privacy concerns, have revealed little else about the patient.
Study Unravels Series Of Unfortunate Events That Leads To Childhood Leukemia
A new study has posited that acute lymphoblastic leukemia doesn’t stem from just one thing, but rather three events in a child’s medical history. The theory could helps doctors prevent the cancer or catch it earlier.
Health Law Repeal Efforts Will Sway Voters In Midterms, With Independents Leaning Left, Poll Shows
About half of independents surveyed in California said they would be less likely to reelect their member of Congress for voting to repeal health law or supporting the tax bill.
Legal Questions, $3B A Year Price Tag Stand In Way Of Bill To Expand Medi-Cal To Undocumented Adults
But Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) says that because the state picks up the tab on emergency room visits from these uninsured patients, the benefits of the legislation outweigh the concerns.
But about an hour after the faculty members sent the letter urging President C.L. Max Nikias to step aside, USC board Chairman John Mork released a statement saying that while trustees were “troubled by the distressing reports” about the campus doctor, he and others on its executive committee “strongly support” Nikias.
EHR Vendor Epic Nets Supreme Court Victory In Workers’ Arbitration Case
The court ruled that businesses can block employees from joining together to file claims for wage theft and other work-related violations. “The virtues Congress originally saw in arbitration, its speed and simplicity and inexpensiveness, would be shorn away and arbitration would wind up looking like the litigation it was meant to displace” if workers gathered their complaints under class action lawsuits, Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the court.
Uninsured Rate Remains Basically Flat Despite Republicans’ Attempts To Chip Away At Health Law
The numbers from the government survey suggest a surprising resilience of the health law and its expansion of insurance coverage.
Officials Worry Safe Injection Site Plans Could Draw Fire From Department Of Justice
If the government chose to enforce federal law, agents could raid safe injection sites, shut them down, and arrest anybody who authorized their existence, works at them or uses drugs in them. The threat of such action is putting a damper on some of the city’s plans.
Pilot Program To Provide Lyft Rides To Help Expectant Parents Get To Appointments
The goal is to help women get care if they need it before the pregnancy escalates to risky. “Having a service like this allows us to know that the patient arrived at the place we wanted them to arrive, which is a great thing,” said Dr. Albert Chan of Sutter Health.
Proposed Bill Would Expand Gun Violence Restraining Orders To Co-Workers, Teachers
Currently, only family or law enforcement can ask a judge to temporarily confiscate a gun owner’s firearms. Supporters of the measure say it makes sense because employers and co-workers often spend more time around each other than they do with their families.