Latest California Healthline Stories
Phasing In Marijuana Licenses Will Be Gradual Process, Official Says
Many lawmakers are skeptical about whether the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation will actually be ready to handle regulating the industry next year.
Breathing Polluted Air Nearly Doubles Chance Of Dementia In Women
While scientists have long tallied the health costs of air pollution in asthma, lung disease and cardiovascular disease, the impact of air pollutants on brain health has only begun to come to light.
Officials Confirm LA Patient Was Infected With Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
When the first colistin-resistant superbug was reported last year, Dr. Tom Frieden, then-director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said that “it is the end of the road for antibiotics unless we act urgently.”
Beleaguered Zenefits Rolls Out Update To Platform
The startup struggled last year after being fined by the state for allowing unlicensed employees to sell health insurance.
For Many Therapists, The Gun Culture So Important To Vets They Treat Is Unfamiliar Territory
Veterans and other advocates are trying to get therapists more comfortable talking to their patients about guns.
California Extends Open Enrollment: ‘We Do Not Want To Leave Anyone Behind’
Customers will have to have started the process no later than Jan. 31, but they now have until Saturday to complete the paperwork.
Democrats Boycott Price’s Hearing, Saying He Misled American People
The Senate Finance Committee was scheduled to vote on HHS nominee Tom Price, but Democrats refused to show as part of a larger campaign to oppose the president’s Cabinet choices.
GOP To Take Up Bills Relaxing Rules Insurers Say Have Created Unbalanced Marketplace
While they scramble to dismantle and replace the health law, Republican lawmakers are taking a piecemeal approach to rolling back some regulations that insurers claim have driven up premiums. Advocates, however, say the rules protect customers and create better quality of coverage.
As One Of Most Regulated Industries, Health Care Cheers Trump’s One-In, Two-Out Order
The president has mandated that for every regulation an agency adopts it must get rid of two. Although the industry is praising the move, its consequences on Americans’ health could be far reaching.
Caregiver Faces Elder Abuse Charges After Patient Found Mummified
Lori Diane Fiorentino’s lawyer says she had no authority to make her patient accept care.