Latest California Healthline Stories
In Cases Of Emergency, EpiPen Shown To Work Past Expiration Date
The epinephrine concentrations in EpiPens do decline over time, but an expired EpiPen is better than no EpiPen, the study found.
Industry Groups Successfully Swat Down Bill Adding Warning Labels To Drinks
The legislation would have required warnings about the sugary drinks’ ties to negative health effects.
The Evidence Is Clear: People Do Die From Lack Of Access To Health Insurance
Critics were quick to contradict Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) when he said, “Nobody dies because they don’t have access to health care.”
Republicans Face Angry Constituents, Protesters After Health Vote
Lawmakers are home for recess, and their voters are making their opinions about the health vote heard.
Strategy To Exclude Moderates, Women From 13-Man Working Group May Come Back To Bite McConnell
The more moderate senators now have no obligation to fall in line behind the group’s final health law draft and will almost surely continue to work on their own ideas. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump plans to take a hands-off approach to the upper chamber’s negotiations and let Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wrangle the votes he needs.
Alameda Firefighters Frustrated With Possible Extension Of Paramedics Plus’ Ambulance Contract
“Service delivery of ambulances has been chaotic the last two to three years. We’re waiting an exorbitant amount of time with firefighter paramedics on scene and no ambulance,” said Sean Burrows, Alameda County Firefighters union president.
Kaiser’s New Residency Program Aims To Help Alleviate Doctor Shortages
The Santa Rosa Family Medicine Residency Program is sponsored by Sutter Health and affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco. Those residents also do “rotation” at Kaiser, which also provides faculty for the program.
Preventing Suicides A Continuous Effort For Schools
“I don’t think any school in the country can say, ‘We are doing everything, we’re doing enough,’ because it’s not something that will ever be finished with,” San Diego County Office of Education interim Director Bob Mueller said. “The work on school climate is something we’ll always be working to improve.”
Enormous Disparity In Longevity Rates Between Counties Is Only Getting Worse
There are pockets in the country where people can expect to live 20 years less than residents in other areas. The research echoes other findings in recent years that show that the United States is failing to keep up with improvements in longevity seen in other affluent nations.
Deficiencies In Detention Centers’ Medical Care Contributed To Immigrants’ Deaths, Report Finds
“There is significant evidence that ICE does know about many of the deficiencies in its medical care system, but that it has failed to take swift and appropriate action,” the Human Rights Watch says in the report.