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Dean Of UCSD Medical School Stepping Out Of Role To Focus On Broader Strategy
David Brenner will keep his position as vice chancellor of health sciences, though. “This allows me to concentrate on strategy and building instead of worrying about recruiting, advising, running things,” said Brenner.
Bringing Food To Low-Income Seniors, Disabled People Helps Cut Costly Emergency Visits
As health care costs continue to skyrocket, people have begun looking at other factors that can contribute to people’s overall wellbeing. By catching problems before they escalate, services such a food deliveries can curb expensive trips to the ER.
Popular Gay Dating App Grindr Is Disclosing Its Users’ HIV Status To Outside Companies
The HIV information is sent together with users’ GPS data, phone ID, and email. “The HIV status is linked to all the other information. That’s the main issue,” said Antoine Pultier, a researcher at the Norwegian nonprofit SINTEF, which first identified the problem.
GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Advocates For State-Run Institutions For Homeless
Republican gubernatorial candidate Travis Allen also said he’d require law enforcement to aggressively enforce anti-camping and loitering laws. Meanwhile, Orange County officials are starting preparations to clear out the homeless encampment from the Civic Center in Santa Ana.
California’s High Court Rules That Collecting DNA From Suspected Felons Not Yet Convicted Is Legal
Civil liberties groups had questioned why DNA should be taken from those who haven’t yet had their day in court, contending that the value of such evidence to law enforcement shouldn’t override the expectation of privacy for those who haven’t been proved to have broken the law. About a third of those arrested on suspicion of a felony in the state are either acquitted or never formally charged.
Whether Shulkin Resigned Or Was Fired Goes Beyond Bickering — It Could Open Door To Legal Challenges
The Federal Vacancies Reform Act gives the president authority to temporarily fill a vacancy at a federal agency with an acting official if the current office holder “dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the office.” But some legal experts note that the law does not explicitly grant that authority to the president in the case of firings. The White House and former VA Secretary David Shulkin have been refuting each other’s claims over what happened.
$200M Cancer Center Will Anchor Comprehensive New Medical Campus In Orange County
The campus, as envisioned, would also include a boutique hotel for patients and their families.
Keep Drinking Your Coffee, Public Health Experts Say After Judge’s Cancer Label Warning
The science doesn’t really back up the ruling on California’s law to require a cancer label on coffee. While rodents fed massive amounts of acrylamide do develop cancer, the ones in the study were dosed at rates 1,000 to 10,000 times higher than what humans consume in food.
Delay With State’s Opioid Database Worries Advocates Who See It As Crucial Tool To Fighting Crisis
“We’re really worried that every day we delay, another patient is put at risk in California,” said Carmen Balber, who is with California-based advocacy group Consumer Watchdog.
California Sees Major Turn Around On Use Of Psychiatric Drugs In State’s Foster Care System
Since investigations have shined a light on the problem, the number of foster youth prescribed antipsychotic drugs has fallen by almost half.