Latest California Healthline Stories
Sixty percent of California residents say decisions on abortion by the U.S. Supreme Court are very important to them, and 71% do not think Roe v. Wade — the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down state abortion bans — should be overturned, according to a survey released on Thursday by the San Francisco-based Public Policy Institute of California, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
FDA Asks Committee To Examine Cardiovascular Risks of ADHD Drugs
FDA has asked the agency Drug Safety and Risk Management advisory committee to examine the potential cardiovascular risks of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medications in response to reports of deaths and other serious adverse events in individuals who have taken the treatments, the AP/Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports.
KCET ‘Life & Times’ Special Focuses on Depression in Southern California
KCET’s “Life & Times” on Wednesday aired a special with three segments examining depression in Southern California.
Rhode Island Legalizes Use of Marijuana for Medical Purposes
The Rhode Island House on Tuesday voted 59-13 to make the state the 11th in the country to legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes, overriding a veto by Gov. Donald Carcieri (R), the Providence Journal reports.
Southern California Hospitals Address Costs of Treating the Uninsured
The Business Press on Monday examined different strategies Southern California hospitals have taken to address the costs of treating uninsured patients, particularly in hospital emergency departments.
Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee member Gayle Wilson on Wednesday announced her resignation from the committee, the Sacramento Bee reports.
Eligibility Verification Problems Affect Medicare Drug Benefit Launch
Some Medicare beneficiaries who enrolled in the new drug benefit were unable to fill their prescriptions this week because of problems verifying their eligibility, pharmacists and advocates for seniors said, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Pumping Chemotherapy Drugs Into Abdomen Extends Lives of Ovarian Cancer Patients, Study Finds
A rarely used method of pumping chemotherapy drugs into a patient’s abdomen extends the lives of ovarian cancer patients, despite severe side effects, such as infection, stomach pain and numbness in the extremities, according to a study published on Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, the Boston Globe reports.
Newspapers Preview State of State Address, Including Health Care-Related Provisions
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) in his State of the State address on Thursday will present details of a bond measure to fund construction related to the state’s infrastructure, including hospitals, the Ventura County Star reports.
Science To Retract Questionable Article on Stem Cell Research
The journal Science on Wednesday announced plans to retract a June 2005 article written by South Korean scientist Hwang Woo Suk and colleagues in which they claimed to have cloned human embryonic stem cells, Reuters/Boston Globe reports.