Latest California Healthline Stories
‘Bad Blood’: New Book Reveals Secrets, Lies And Absurdities At Theranos
Stat offers the juiciest — and strangest — tidbits from reporter John Carreyrou’s new book on the once-promising blood-testing startup.
Low Medi-Cal Reimbursement Rates Causing Intermediate Care Facility To Shutter Doors
The facility gets about only half as much per resident from the state’s Medicaid program as the continuous care facilities receive.
Activist Groups Urge ICE To Reverse Policy On Detaining Pregnant Women
The policy used to be that pregnant women should not be kept in immigration detention except under “extraordinary” circumstances. But now, ICE says it will not give them that kind of special treatment except if they are in their third trimester.
Lawmakers Target ‘Patient Brokering’ And Treatment Facility Oversight With Opioid Bills
The substance abuse treatment industry is both lucrative and lacking in oversight. California lawmakers are looking to tighten up regulations to protect patients.
Lawmakers Grill NIH Director Over Institute’s Cozy Relationship With Alcohol Industry
NIH Director Francis Collins assured the lawmakers he was “aggressively” investigating the ethical concerns over scientists’ reported attempts to woo the industry into funding a study that touts the benefits of moderate drinking.
Veterans Affairs Department Has Tens Of Thousands Of Vacancies It Can’t Fill
“It’s crippling our ability to deliver health care to our vets,” Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) said of the personnel crisis.
Conservatives are using the executive order to push federal health officials to approve pending Medicaid work requirement requests in several other Republican-led states. But many poverty experts say the majority of those receiving help from the government already work if they’re able to.
Legal Cannabis Revenue Falls Short Of Projections, But Analysis Comes With Caveats
For one, cannabis sales go up significantly in March in other states with legalized sales, perhaps because of warmer weather.
“It’s very troubling to have the county shove their housing responsibilities to the cities,” Councilwoman Christina Shea said.
Experts say people who live in neighborhoods impacted by violence often cope with “toxic stress,” due to the constant feeling of being threatened. But oftentimes they’re unable to get mental health help.