Latest California Healthline Stories
New York Times Investigates New York’s Homes for Adults with Mental Illnesses
In an investigative series, the New York Times profiles New York’s privately-run state-regulated adult homes, which have become “places of misery and neglect, just like the psychiatric institutions before them.”
Several New Medications to Treat Obesity in the Pipeline, USA Today Reports
The cover story of USA Today‘s “Life” section today reports on the growing number of medications in drug makers’ pipelines that treat or prevent obesity.
Legislature May Establish Commission to Consider Mandatory Coverage Bills
Assembly members this week agreed to temporarily set aside 18 bills that would require state health plans to cover additional services for members and said that they may establish a commission to consider the costs and “medical benefits” of the legislation, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Non-English Speaking Hospital Patients at Greater Risk of Medical Errors, Study Finds
Hospital patients who speak little or no English are at greater risk of medical error or misdiagnosis if they are not provided with an interpreter, according to a new study, Newsday reports.
Davis Should Restore Drug Court Funds Cut from Budget, Los Angeles Times Editorial States
Gov. Gray Davis (D) should restore the funding cut from drug courts in his most recent budget, a Los Angeles Times editorial states.
High Malpractice Costs Force an Increasing Number of Nevada Obstetricians to Leave Hospitals
A growing number of obstetricians in southern Nevada are relinquishing hospital staff privileges in order to avoid working the emergency shifts that they say drive up their already high malpractice insurance rates, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.
Catholic Healthcare West, Union Reach Two-Year Contract Agreement for 9,000 Hospital Employees
San Francisco-based Catholic Healthcare West has agreed to a labor contract with the Service Employees International Union that would cover about 9,000 employees at 20 hospitals across the state, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Valley Health Team Begins $1 Million Expansion of Health Center in Rural San Joaquin Area
Valley Health Team Inc. on Tuesday began a $1 million expansion project at the group’s health center in San Joaquin, the Fresno Bee reports.
Participants in the 2000 and 2001 Pallotta TeamWorks’ AIDS Vaccine Rides, who claim that Pallotta “took too much money off the top of donations,” on Tuesday filed a class-action lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court against the company, a for-profit operation that stages charity events across North America, Europe and Africa, the San Jose Mercury News reports.
USA Today Debates CDC’s Model Bioterrorism Legislation
In a pair of point-counterpoint opinion pieces, USA Today debates model legislation proposed by the CDC to help states address the threat of bioterrorism.