Latest California Healthline Stories
Innovators In Neurotech Field Dream Of Perfect Marriage Between Humans’ Brains, Computers
A fully functional brain-computer interface, in theory, turns a person into a programmable, debuggable machine—just like a computer.
Berkeley Requests Feedback From Residents On $25M Mental Health Services Plan
The plan would be funded under the state Mental Health Services Act, which places a 1 percent tax on every dollar of personal income over $1 million to be allocated to local mental health agencies.
How To Protect Yourself From Botulism
Linda Harris, a food safety microbiologist at UC Davis, offers advice on how to avoid the toxin following a local outbreak.
Dignity Therapy Lets Gravely Ill Leave Behind Their Stories
The therapy, which involves multiple 30- to 60-minute question-and-answer sessions usually conducted by a psychologist, social worker or trained chaplain, is becoming more popular for those at the end of life.
With Wolves Nipping At Their Heels, Calif. Republicans Defend Health Law Vote
Democrats have already identified the group of California Republicans as vulnerable for the next election.
Critics Concerned Single-Payer Isn’t Really The Answer To All California’s Health Woes
They point to access problems and structural issues that could come along with the system.
Republican Senators Planting Seeds Of Doubt On Repeal And Replace Prospects
The lawmakers are returning from recess and sounding a more pessimistic tone about their health care legislation efforts. Meanwhile, Vice President Mike Pence is pressing them to finish up a plan by the end of the summer.
Parents Of Mentally Ill Man File Wrongful Death Suit Against Redding Police Department
A lawyer for Kathryn and William Robinson of Orland says they don’t want their son, Matthew Clayton Robinson, to have died for nothing. “We want the public to be aware of what happened here and to help prevent atrocities like this in the future. We want law enforcement to start paying attention to the fact that not everyone they encounter is a criminal.”
Delicious And Potentially Deadly: A Look At The Mushroom That Sickened 14 Californians
Those who ate the “death cap” mushroom got violently sick while some had to get liver transplants after consuming it.
Aid-In-Dying Law’s Rules, Lack Of Participating Physicians Leave Patients Frustrated, Frantic
Experts suggest that patients start their search for participating doctors as soon as possible if they want to utilize the aid-in-dying law.