Latest California Healthline Stories
As Sanders Preps ‘Medicare For All’ Plan, Some Dems Scramble To Back It While Others Keep Distance
The measure is forcing Democrats to take a stand on the issue, which has become popular with progressive voters.
More Than 9-Year Fight Over Venture Medical Clinic Not Over Yet
The center’s neighbors and its officials have been locked in a battle over the facility for years.
Silicon Valley Startup’s Goal: Animal-Free Meat By 2035
Impossible Foods already produces 1 million pounds of plant-based “ground beef” every month, but it wants to expand beyond that.
St. Luke’s Hospital Reverses Course On Treating Patients In Its Subacute Unit
There was an outcry from families and advocates after the hospital announced it would not rebuild its subacute unit. The unit treats patients with complex medical needs, such as those on ventilators, for months or even years.
Bill To Set Up First-In-Nation Safe Injection Site Program Fails
The measure came up two votes short, but it still could come up for a second try before the Legislature adjourns at the end of this week.
Lawmakers Enthusiastically Reject Trump’s Proposal To Cut NIH Funding
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a bipartisan bill last week providing $36.1 billion for the health institutes. Senator Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said it was the third consecutive year in which he had secured a $2 billion increase for the agency, and, in a separate hearing the audience erupted in applause when Senator Lamar Alexander, Republican of Tennessee, announced the boost in funding.
Addiction Treatment Center Demands To See Justification For FBI Raids
Sovereign is questioning the legality of the government’s searches and seizures, but the affidavit offering the justification for the raids remains under seal by a court order.
Analytics Software Helps Emergency Room Cut Down On Wait Times
The software looks at the number of patients and doctors in the hospital, the length of wait times, and where slowdowns are occurring, so that, for example, more nurses can be sent to the area of the hospital where they are most needed.
Academic Cancer Centers Form Alliance To Leverage Individual Strengths Into Powerful Tool
The new partnership — believed to be the largest such consortium created by a public university system in the U.S. — will bring together scientists and researchers from Davis, Irvine, San Diego, San Francisco and UCLA.
Small-Business Exchange A Steady Ship In Otherwise Tumultuous Marketplace
Despite upheaval elsewhere the increase in premiums for California’s small-business exchange is less than last year’s increase.