Latest California Healthline Stories
Political Fault Lines Stymie Development Of Smart Gun Technology
Silicon Valley doesn’t want to invest in making guns, even if they’re touted to be safer.
Dementia Takes An Astronomical Financial Toll On Families, And They Say Medicare Isn’t There To Help
Medicare helps pay the costs of such things as hospitalization, surgery, chemotherapy, transplants, medications, pacemakers and other interventions, but not the “custodial care” that Alzheimer’s patients need.
Viewpoints: We Need Some Light Shed On California’s Aid-In-Dying Law
A selection of opinions on health care developments from around the state.
Drug Distributors Summoned To Testify In Front Of Congress About Their Role In Opioid Epidemic
The hearing, scheduled for May 8, is being likened to when tobacco executives were called in front of Congress in the 1990s. Representatives from McKesson, Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen, Miami-Luken and H.D. Smith Wholesale Drug Company will testify.
Local Leader ‘Outraged’ Over Clean-Up Efforts For Former Nuclear Weapons Research Facility
The Superfund site is set to become the location of more than 12,000 new housing units, but problems with the clean-up of the location may slow the plans down.
Physicians Plead Guilty In Prescription Scheme Involving San Diego Marines
Carl Lindblad and Susan Vergot, who worked for Choice MD in Cleveland, Tenn., admitted to writing the prescriptions despite never examining the patients in person, and then sending the prescriptions to a pharmacy, which would bill TRICARE health insurance an exorbitant amount of money for the specialized medicine.
Using Personalized Vaccine Alongside Traditional Therapy Shows Promise Against Ovarian Cancer
The vaccine has been called “so safe it’s unbelievable.” At worst, subjects have reported brief bouts of tiredness or flu-like symptoms.
Faith Linthicum lost her job after posting about Stephon Clark in her Facebook comments.
As Ryan Announces Retirement, A Look Back At How He’s Steered Health Policy While In Congress
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is leaving behind a mixed legacy on health care, and giving up on some of his dreams to reform entitlement programs like Medicare.
Self-Described Night Owls Had Higher Chance Of Dying By End Of Study Than Early Birds
It’s unclear exactly why night owls are more likely to die than the early risers in this time period, and the study didn’t offer explanations. “We think the problem is really when the night owl tries to live in a morning-lark world,” said lead author Kristen Knutson.