Latest California Healthline Stories
Long-Term Solution For CHIP Funding On Docket As Congress Returns To Jam-Packed Schedule
Right before the Christmas break, Congress plowed $3 billion into the Children’s Health Insurance Program, but that stopgap only keeps it funded for three more months.
In Strange Twist, GOP Changes Have Inadvertently Given Government Larger Role In Health Law
Because of the Trump administration’s decision to end insurer subsidies, the government may actually pay more into the system at the same time that healthier people may flee the marketplace because the mandate has been repealed.
Los Robles Hospital May Get Dinged Over Rate Of Patient Infections, Injuries
Los Robles stands to lose 1 percent of payments made by Medicare for inpatient treatment over the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30.
Troubled Theranos Secures $100M Loan With Some Strings Attached
Theranos has faced federal probes and class-action lawsuits after its technology proved faulty. Now the California-based company has has refocused its strategy on commercializing a device called the miniLab that miniaturizes various lab instruments and packs them into one box.
Health Care Market Has Become ‘Too Big, Too Important’ For Tech Companies Not To Want A Piece
Technology companies are revolutionizing the health landscape as they vie for a piece of the $3-trillion-a-year pie.
Exercise Doesn’t Just Help The Body–It May Also Help Preserve Cognitive Functions Into Old Age
Although there is no long-term study linking the benefits of exercise to helping with mild cognitive impairment, researchers say there are signs that it helps and little risk in doing it.
Air Board Officials Try To Balance Desperate Need For Housing, Freeway Health Risks
California regulators have previously said new homes shouldn’t be built within 500 feet of freeways. But now, they’re thinking about design strategies that could protect health and provide much needed housing options.
Flu Activity Increased Sharply In Week Before Christmas
This flu season is expected to be particularly vicious and peak early.
Mass Shootings, Fires Shine Spotlight On Emotional Toll Health Care Workers Pay Every Day
Hospitals are starting to recognize how much their workers can be affected by not only events of mass violence but just the day-to-day duties of working in an high-pressure, high-stakes environment.
Kicking Off 2018 With A Bong: Recreational Pot Now Legal In California
Many cannabis dispensaries in the state opened Jan. 1 with longer-than-usual lines, though some owners expressed disappointment with the numbers. Meanwhile, a new study looks at increasing prenatal exposure to marijuana in California. And more “pot churches” are opening.