Latest California Healthline Stories
Just One Season Of Football Results In Worrisome Brain Changes, Research Finds
It’s not yet clear if the young athletes’ brains recover in the off-season.
Hundreds Of Millions Of Health Dollars In Jeopardy If Trump Cuts Off Sanctuary Cities’ Funding
San Francisco’s Human Services Agency receives around $260 million directly from the federal government, plus another $324 million from the state in administrative support; while the Department of Public Health receives about $68 million directly from the federal government, and another $333 million from the state.
Computer, Cell Phone Use Linked To Better Health Among Older Generation
“Using tech to connect with loved ones was related to higher life satisfaction, lower loneliness and general attainment of meaningful goals — being happy, independent,” said researcher Tamara Sims of the Stanford Center on Longevity.
Medical Marijuana Clinics See Uptick In Patients As New Law Is Phased In
Marijuana stores won’t be selling recreational weed anytime soon, because state officials and willing local governments will be setting up regulations for retail sales over the next year.
CHI Would Bring $483M Operating Loss Into Merger Deal With Dignity
But Dignity is dealing with its own financial problems as well, having posted an operating loss of $63 million on $12.6 billion in revenue at the end of its fiscal year in June.
Prominent Investors Took Chance On Theranos — And Now They’re Paying For It
It is unusual for a startup to attract so much funding from big name investors such as Rupert Murdoch.
Zenefits Slammed With $7M Fine From California Insurance Regulator
California regulators called it “one of the largest penalties for licensing violations ever assessed in the department’s history.”
Promises Are Dangerous Things, And Other Lessons Trump Can Learn From Obama’s ACA Mistakes
The road to overhauling the health care system in America has not been smooth for President Barack Obama. Meanwhile, Politico talks with Heritage Foundation health policy analyst Ed Haislmaier about health care’s next chapter under the Trump administration.
Flu Begins To Rear Its Head In California Schools
The virus often first shows up in children and then spreads to adults.
‘I Continue To Go To Funerals’: Heroin Crisis Besets Ventura County
The county’s rate of incidence for both deaths and emergency room overdoses far outpace the rate across California. “There are no racial boundaries. There are no financial boundaries. There are no geographic boundaries,” said Joseph May, deputy chief of police in Simi Valley.