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The Butte County Sheriff’s Office last week said it completed its search for human remains and will this week allow survivors to visit what’s left of their homes, a wait that has been unusually long, which local officials attribute to the scale of the devastation.
Although the Trump administration is touting the promises, experts say there’s nothing new to get excited about. “There are economic incentives for the Chinese to let opioid production flourish and fewer incentives to restrict their economy to cooperate with foreign law enforcement. We will have to wait and see how much the Chinese government cracks down on fentanyl producers,” said Jeffrey Higgins, a retired special supervisory agent with the DEA.
The message was delivered in a letter that 46 House freshmen to the Democratic leadership team. Their request for a bipartisan focus on legislation is one of several. Others include holding monthly meetings between top leaders and freshmen and more committee hearings held outside of Washington. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump, in a nod to the new power structure in Congress, has begun reaching out to Democrats.
According to the public notice, only patients at the San Mateo Medical Center’s Daly City facility who were seen Nov. 5 and 6 had their information thrown out instead of destroyed, but the hospital was not able to identify which specific patients had their information recycled.
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like (A Still Very Mild) Flu Season
Kaiser Permanente reported 10 percent of influenza samples tested positive last week for the flu. That’s up from 7 percent positive results just two weeks prior. “It is going up, but it’s creeping up,” said Dr. Dee Lacy, an infectious disease specialist at Kaiser Fresno.
Many Of The 85 People Who Died From Camp Fire Were Elderly, Infirm Or Disabled
Advocates have been left wondering if there was more that could have been done to save them. With wildfires becoming increasingly frequent and dangerous, many see it as an urgent concern to put plans in place to help the most vulnerable residents.
Multi-Million Dollar Campaign Helps Sacramento County Reduce High Mortality Rates For Black Infants
Sacramento County had a 45 percent drop in black infant deaths between 2013 and 2016. “We wanted to jump through the ceiling when we saw this,” said consultant Lynne Cannady.
Advocates Worry Progress On Cutting State’s Uninsured Rates In Children Has Stalled
Although California’s statistics are better than other rates, the number of uninsured children in the state has stagnated at 3.1 percent. Some are worried, though, that it’s a sign California’s marketplaces are starting to feel the impact of national efforts to chip away at the health law.
Nation’s Largest Pharmaceutical Distributor Relocating Its Headquarters To Texas
Kesson Corp. has about 500 jobs in San Francisco, and most of those will move to Irving or another company hub by 2021. Some divisions of the company, such as McKesson Ventures and a tech development team for its U.S. oncology network, will remain in San Francisco.
As Health Technology Advances, More And More Doctors Are Shrugging Off Brick-And-Mortar Practices
Companies such as Doctor On Demand let patients consult with physicians — with both sides in the privacy of their own homes. “With the advent of technology and how we’ve developed personal devices, this will be the future of medicine,” said Dr. Tony Yuan, Doctor On Demand’s medical director.