Latest California Healthline Stories
3 Clinics To Open In Sacramento To Meet Growing Demand For Urgent Care Services
The clinics can provide a less expensive option to emergency rooms.
Financial Losses Instigate Changes At Dignity Health, Sutter Health
Both companies are facing down troubles that raise questions about their futures.
If Approved, Would Tobacco Tax Actually Sway Smokers? There’s Precedence That It Works
In New York City, smoking rates declined from 22 percent of the local population to 15 percent in the decade after the tax — and the ban on smoking in restaurants and bars — was implemented.
Viewpoints: Big Pharma Needs Dose Of Own Medicine, But Prop 61 Isn’t The Way To Do It
A selection of opinions on health care developments from around the state.
‘The Greed Is Astounding’: Lawmakers Berate EpiPen-Maker’s CEO Over Price Gouging
But Heather Bresch defended the company’s actions while trying to explain the industry’s complex drug pricing structure.
Hospitals, Providers Pinpoint Mental Health As A Top Priority In Glendale
It has overtaken obesity as the most pressing health issue in the area.
World Leaders Agree To Take Action On ‘Slow-Motion Tsunami’ Of Antibiotic Resistance
The plans are nonbinding, but it is the first step toward addressing the ever-increasing threat. It was only the fourth time the General Assembly had taken up a health issue. Others were H.I.V., noncommunicable disease and Ebola.
Zuckerberg, Chan Invest $3B In Hopes Of Eradicating All Diseases By End Of Century
The initiative will also spend an additional $600 million to establish a “bio hub” in San Francisco to support researchers from Stanford University, UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco.
Theranos Continues To Operate Out Of Arizona After Shutdown Date Has Passed
Theranos can operate its Scottsdale lab because it has appealed the lab-certificate revocation, which could drag on for years. The California-based company has been plagued with issues, including a federal investigation into its operating deficiencies.
After $55M Bond Fails, Tulare Hospital Forced To Lay Off Employees
Employees are reporting that 29 people were affected.