Latest California Healthline Stories
Waxman Continues Crusade Against Big Pharma’s Profit-Padding From New Perch As Lobbyist
The program California Democrat Henry Waxman is lobbying for allows hospitals that serve a large proportion of low-income patients to buy drugs from manufacturers at a discount of 20 percent to 50 percent. In other news, a look at why drug coupons are benefiting the industry.
High Drug Prices Pinching Hospitals’ Wallets Too
It’s not just consumers who are suffering from the price spikes on drugs. Hospitals are struggling to adjust to unexpected hikes as well, according to a new survey.
Mobile Clinics Offer Students Easy Access To Health Services
The clinics are in six districts in Contra Costa County and serve 24 middle and high schools.
Genetic Testing Doesn’t Always Hold The Answers To A Sudden, Unexpected Death
In only 16 percent of cases could scientists definitively pinpoint a “likely” genetic explanation for the death.
Detention Facility Looks To Overcome History Of Medical Negligence
KPCC takes a look at both the troubled history of the Adelanto Detention Facility and the changes its made in the past few years.
Orange County DA Alleges 2 Companies Profited From Fetal Tissue Sales
DaVinci Biosciences is a medical research company that focuses on spinal and sports injuries and degenerative diseases, while DV Biologics supplies human tissue to other research facilities.
Prop. 60 Advocates Say Statewide Condom Law Needed To Curb Rising Threat Of STDs
However opponents in the adult film industry say it is “a harmful law couched in rescue rhetoric that stands to benefit one man at the expense of the entire state and the population it’s intended to protect.”
Preventive Care Task Force Should Be Decoupled From Insurance, Experts Say
Under the Affordable Care Act, any preventive service that receives one of the USPSTF’s top two ratings must be covered by insurance, but three doctors have spoken out against the rule, saying it breeds the possibility of manipulation within the system.
Experts Cautious On Pregnant Women Using Marijuana To Ease Morning Sickness
As Californians get ready to vote Nov. 8 on whether to legalize recreational marijuana, public health experts weigh in on if it’s safe for pregnant women to use and other questions.
Health Groups Urge Seniors To Get Flu Shots
A special flu vaccine is being offered this year for people over 65, which includes an immune-boosting ingredient called an adjuvant.