Latest California Healthline Stories
‘Doctors In China Are Like Machines’: Chinese Patients Distrustful Of Own Health System Turn To U.S.
Technology companies are seizing the opportunity to connect foreign patients to American doctors.
Flu Death Toll Continues To Climb In What’s Expected To Be One Of Most Vicious Seasons In Years
Public health officials are urging people to still get the flu shot, even though this year’s vaccine is less effective.
Health Care Advocates See Missed Opportunity In Brown’s Proposed Budget
Anthony Wright, executive director of the nonprofit Health Access California, cites an expected $6.1 billion surplus he said could have been used to move California toward universal health care coverage. Instead, health spending only gets a modest bump in Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed budget.
In Effort To Cut Down On Veterans’ Suicides, Trump Expands Access To Mental Health Benefits
President Donald Trump signed an executive order that is geared toward helping new veterans transition to civilian life, which can be a particularly vulnerable time.
HHS Nominee Sticks To Conservative Talking Points On Drug Prices: ‘There’s No Silver Bullet Here’
At his second Senate hearing, Alex Azar was grilled by Democrats on the Finance Committee questioning his commitment to bringing down high drug costs because of his ties to the pharmaceutical industry. Azar shied away from endorsing the idea of the government to negotiating prices, a concept touted by President Donald Trump.
Rule About Proximity Of Sober Houses To Each Other Cited In Two Permit Denials
Costa Mesa city officials have said the goal of that rule is to keep such operations from clustering and potentially transforming neighborhoods into institutionalized settings.
California Ramping Up Safety Measures Around Lead In School’s Drinking Water
A recent law requires districts to test for lead at least once a year, or once every three years, depending on when the buildings were constructed.
The failure may mark the unraveling of an approach to Alzheimer’s treatment that has held hope: increasing the supply of the brain chemical serotonin in patients.
Flu Season Is ‘One Of The Nastiest In Years’; Severity Of Symptoms Leading To More Hospitalizations
But in California, where a record number of people have died, Department of Public Health chief Dr. James Watt says, “Our hope is that because we started early, we’ll end early.” Meanwhile, officials say it’s still important to get the flu vaccine even if it’s not as effective as previous years.
First-In-Nation Study Finds Distressingly High Suicide Rates For Calif.’s Prison Guards
Inmate suicides have been intensively studied, but until now there has been limited research on how the job affects correctional employees.