Latest California Healthline Stories
Some Good Tunes Will Help You Get Through Those Hard Workouts
Science has corroborated what seems like common sense — that music helps people workout longer.
$140M Outpatient Center Will Provide Services For People Who Don’t Require Hospital Stay
UC San Diego officials said it made sense to give outpatient procedures their own space that will not be interrupted by the unpredictable and often-complex mix of cases that arrive at Jacobs Medical Center.
Calif. Planned Parenthood Adds ‘Tenacious Fighter’ To Staff As It Goes On Offense Against Attacks
Sacramento attorney Maggy Krell will helm the organization’s legal team.
Despite California’s Aid-In-Dying, Those In Veterans Homes Barred From Seeking Help Ending Lives
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ policy prohibits veterans in homes run by the government from utilizing states’ aid-in-dying laws.
Despite Dark, Abuse-Ridden History Of Mental Asylums, Some Experts Argue They Should Be Brought Back
President Donald Trump recently renewed a conversation about mental institutions as he talked about ways to fix the psychological health system after the Florida shooting. While experts say asylums wouldn’t have served to prevent the massacre, some do see the societal need for them. “When people are going back and forth from prisons to hospitals, that’s a sign they might have benefited from longer-term treatment options,” said Dominic Sisti, a medical ethicist.
A Veteran’s Odyssey: Man Hits The Road In Order To Bring Awareness To Vets’ Mental Health Issues
Eli Smith, who has lost friends to PTSD-related suicide, is on a mission to spread awareness across the country.
Under new state regulations, compassionate care programs must collect taxes on the market value of cannabis that they give to patients. But many of the programs say they cannot afford the taxes.
Judge Presiding Over Roundup Lawsuits Hears Testimony From Experts About Cancer Claims
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says glyphosate, the ingredient in Roundup at the heart of the suits, is safe for humans when used in accordance with label directions. Some experts say otherwise.
‘Enough With The Slogans’: Villaraigosa Wants To Take On Newsom Over Single-Payer Issue
Antonio Villaraigosa, who has been cautious about the financial burden a single-payer system would place on the state, has challenged Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom to a debate.
The damage the type of weapons inflict on the human body is “ghastly,” trauma surgeons say.