Latest California Healthline Stories
In Midst Of Homeless Crisis, Thousands Of Beds Go Unused Every Night
A KPCC investigation safety and sanitation problems in shelters around LA county, including bedbugs, rats, and lax medical care.
California Counties File New Lawsuits Against Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors
The 30 counties formed a coalition to develop their litigation strategy, which will likely be sent to an Ohio judge who is overseeing hundreds of other opioid lawsuits from across the country.
Gilead Delayed Development Of Safer HIV Drug To Profit Off Monopoly, Lawsuit Claims
The lawsuit says that HIV patients suffered from as many as 10 years of “additional accumulated kidney and bone toxicity” while using the drug as the company kept the safer version on a shelf in its lab.
Thousands of University of California workers were joined in sympathy strikes by the California Nurses Association and the University Professional & Technical Employees.
Democrats See Opportunity In Trump’s Inaction To Reclaim High Drug Prices As Winning Issue
Drug price negotiation has been a longtime plank of the Democratic platform, but President Donald Trump made it his own talking point during his campaign and the early days of his tenure. Now, Democrats want to take it back.
CHIP Targeted In Trump’s Proposed $15 Billion Spending Cuts
But an administration official said the proposed $7 billion in cuts would not hurt the Children’s Health Insurance Program since $5 billion would come from an account from which money is not authorized to be spent.
Judge Stays Course With Final Decision On Cancer Warning Labels For Coffee
The final ruling that confirmed the tentative decision from March clears the way for the Council for Education and Research on Toxics to seek a permanent injunction that would either lead to warning labels or a commitment by the industry to remove the chemical from their product.
Even Small Injuries To Head Can Significantly Increase Chances Of Dementia
The link between mild and severe head trauma and later problems is becoming well-known. But a new study finds an increased risk even for people who don’t lose consciousness from their injury.
Heroin And Homeless Crises Collide In Northern California Creating Epidemic Of Despair
Although the state on the whole isn’t as hard hit by the opioid epidemic, a rural slice in the north is struggling under the weight of dual crises.
California Hospitals, Clinics Hit With Millions In Fines Over Privacy Breaches
Many of the citations from the California Department of Public Health were for disclosures of protected health information that were inadvertent or involved a handful of patients.