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Lawmaker Wants To Bring Oversight To Mostly Unregulated Addiction Treatment Industry
Addicts around the country are enticed to California with offers of free travel, rent, cigarettes and even manicures, often landing in centers that would not be allowed to open elsewhere. State Sen. Pat Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) wants to change that.
New Year Brings New Opponents To Single-Payer Legislation As Fight Heats Up Once More
Before, the measure was primarily opposed by health plans and business groups, but several heavy-hitter medical associations are gearing up for a fight.
The Trump administration aims to expand protections to workers who “morally” object to being involved with certain procedures or treatments with a proposed rule that’s been kept tightly guarded at the agency.
Doctor Credits Genetics For Trump’s ‘Excellent’ Health, Dismisses Concerns Over Cognitive Decline
Dr. Ronny Jackson, who has served as the presidential physician since 2013, said he recommended President Donald Trump lose 10 to 15 pounds, who at 6 feet 3 inches tall with a body mass index of 29.9 is just shy of officially being obese.
Shutdown Watch: Republicans Offer Democrats Six-Year CHIP Extension To Force Them To Table
The bill would set up another possible showdown in mid-February, with government funding set to expire Feb. 16, but it would give lawmakers room to negotiate on tricky topics like immigration.
Rescued Perris Children Face Long Road Of Recovery For Physical, Mental Well-Being
Deputies who discovered the six minors and seven adults Sunday inside the dark, smelly home initially believed that all 13 were minors because they appeared so small. “You can imagine the post-traumatic stress disorder if you’ve been deprived of nutrition, if you’ve been deprived of normal childhood activities … that is going to cause some psychological damage,” said Sophia Grant, of the Riverside University Health System.
Four Different Companies’ DIY Ancestry Tests Can Give You Four Different Results
“There’s a degree of ‘wink-wink, nudge-nudge’ that this doesn’t really work as well as advertised,” said New York University professor Charles Seife. “A lot of this stuff is really for entertainment only.”
Administration Has Plans To Cut Veteran Suicide Rates, But Calif. Advocates Ask: Where’s The Money?
Advocates also see other issues, like the stigma of seeking help the exists in the veteran community, that will likely become obstacles to the Trump administration’s ambitious goals.
Flu Season Strains Already Depleted Supply Of Hospitals’ IV Bags
The bags have been in demand all over the country after a hurricane hit Puerto Rico, where many of them are manufactured.
Nurses Association Fires Back At Assembly Speaker Following Single-Payer Criticism
Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon originally stoked the California Nurses Association’s ire when he shelved single-payer legislation over the summer. When asked two weeks ago if he was going to reconsider it, he responded that the sponsors had don’t nothing but sit on their hands for the past few months. In a tweet, executive director RoseAnn DeMoro blasted “corporate Democrat” Rendon for “pushing alternative facts.”