Latest California Healthline Stories
As Antibiotic Resistance Grows, UCLA Professor Helps Boost Less-Used Gonorrhea Treatment
Dr. Jeffrey Klausner has developed a test to determine which patients have the type of gonorrhea that can be treated with ciprofloxacin.
New Center Will Provide Place For Homeless Patients To Recover After Hospital Discharges
The nearly $700,000 annual cost of the center is being shouldered by six Ventura County-area hospitals in a unique partnership.
Former Theranos Directors Did Not Follow Up On Public Allegations, Court Documents Reveal
“It didn’t occur to me,” one said when asked if he probed into whether the company’s much-hyped proprietary technology was working.
Single-Payer Becoming Litmus Test For California Democrats
The reality of how much it would cost to implement a single-payer system in the state is coming to a head with a fervor within the party to see it happen.
To Try To Tackle High Drug Prices, Lawmakers First Have To Figure Out Who ‘Bad Guy’ Is
The California Legislature is taking aim at skyrocketing costs through a variety of bills targeting different players in the industry.
Viewpoints: Plan For Universal Health Care In California Is Fatally Flawed
A selection of opinions on health care developments from around the state.
Lawmakers, who are headed home for recess, aren’t exactly hopeful that they can get the 50 votes they need to pass health care legislation through the Senate.
Sonoma Replaces County Agency That Was Caring For Mentally Ill Prisoners With For-Profit Firm
The Sheriff’s Office will pay California Forensic Medical Group $4.6 million for fiscal year 2017-18, the first year of a five-year agreement approved this week by the Board of Supervisors.
Mapping Zika’s Family Tree With Genome Sequencing Shows The Origins Of An Epidemic
Using the technique could help researchers predict how the next pandemic will move across the globe.
In-N-Out Burger Vowed To Phase Out Beef With Antibiotics — Activists Have Not Forgotten
The groups want the company to join the fight against the ever-looming threat of superbugs.