Latest California Healthline Stories
Administration Guts Health Law Ad Budget While Critics Call Sabotage
On top of the 90 percent cut to the advertising budget for the open enrollment period, grants to navigators who help people sign up for coverage were nearly halved.
Biomedical Institute Looks Forward As Its CEO Steps Down
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, helped by large donations, has been able to focus on tackling huge classes of diseases.
For Students In A Crisis, Help Can Now Be Just A Text Away
California Community College hopes its partnership with Crisis Text Line will help it improve mental health services for its students.
Activists Concerned Over Potential Public Health Threat From Bill Easing Antenna Regulations
They’re worried that increased amounts of radiation and electromagnetic frequencies from the cell phone towers could lead to cancer and other public health issues.
California Public Health Department Issues Penalties To Hospitals Over Patient Safety
The penalties are part of an ongoing “immediate jeopardy” program created in 2007 by the state legislature in an attempt to curtail preventable harm in hospitals.
For Houston’s Hospitals, Returning To Business As Usual May Take Weeks
But the chief executive officer of the council that has overseen catastrophic medical operations during Harvey has praisea the storm response coordination of hospitals, first responders and civic leaders.
Breakthrough Therapy That Uses Kids’ Own Immune Cells To Fight Leukemia Approved By FDA
“We’re entering a new frontier in medical innovation with the ability to reprogram a patient’s own cells to attack a deadly cancer,” FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said. The price tag on the treatment is $475,000.
The official, who spoke to The New York Times, says President Donald Trump wants to stabilize the marketplace, but wouldn’t commit to saying the administration will pay for insurer subsidies or promote enrollment for the next year.
Most Babies Born To Mothers Living In Pesticide-Heavy Places Don’t Have Adverse Effects
A small portion exposed to the heaviest pesticide use, however, had lower birth weights, shorter gestation lengths and adverse birth outcomes.
For Residents In Rural Areas, Transportation Can Be Major Barrier To Getting Health Care
Because of a lack of public transportation, even short distances can be prohibitive for patients who don’t have a car.