Latest California Healthline Stories
As Expected, Bush Proposes New Rules To Hasten Access to Generic Drugs
As expected, President Bush yesterday announced new regulations that would hasten the approval of generic drugs by reducing the period of time that patents can protect brand-name medications from competition, the New York Times reports.
University of California-Davis Launches Cancer Awareness Program Aimed at Asian-Americans
In response to the increasing cancer mortality rate among Asian-Americans, the University of California-Davis is launching a program designed to raise awareness about health risks specific to the Asian-American community, the San Jose Mercury News reports.
State’s Teen Birth Rate Drops Below National Average for First Time Since 1980
The state’s teenage birth rate last year dropped below the national average for the first time since 1980, according to the Department of Health Services, the AP/Contra Costa Times reports.
Minorities Underrepresented in the National Bone Marrow Registry, GAO Report Finds
About 33% of people in the United States who need bone marrow transplants use the National Bone Marrow Registry to locate a match, according to a General Accounting Office study released on Friday, the AP/Contra Costa Times reports.
San Mateo County Officials To Vote on Funds for Healthy Kids Initiative
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors is planning to vote today on a plan to provide funds for the county’s proposed Healthy Kids project, which would provide universal health care to 17,000 uninsured children, the San Mateo County Times reports.
Advocates for indigent patients are “worried” that the pending closure of San Luis Obispo General Hospital, the only public hospital between Monterey and Ventura counties, could “leave a hole” in the region’s “fraying health care system,” the Los Angeles Times reports.
Bush To Propose New Regulations To Increase Access to Generic Drugs
President Bush today plans to announce a proposal that would increase patients’ access to generic drugs by reducing the period of time that patents can protect brand-name medications from competition, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Los Angeles Times Examines New Indigent Care Policy at UCI Medical Center
The Los Angeles Times today examines the impact in the first two months of a new University of California-Irvine Medical Center policy to limit services for indigent patients.
Los Angeles Times Examines Trend Toward Tiered Hospital Plans
The Los Angeles Times today examines the increased number of health insurers in the state that have established or plan to establish tiered hospital plans.
Participants at Santa Rosa Forum Recommend Universal Health Care System
Participants at a forum on Saturday at Santa Rosa Junior College called the nation’s health care system “terminally ill and worse” and recommended a universal health care system, the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat reports.