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Free Screenings For Alzheimer’s To Be Offered For San Diego Residents
“This is not a diagnosis, but a screening which might indicate that people should go see their physician,” one of the organizers says. Meanwhile, KHN reports on how PACE, a little-known Medicare program that helps keep older people in their own homes, is allowing for-profit companies in.
U.S. Senators Press Mylan To Explain 400-Percent Cost Increase For EpiPen Pack
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, wrote to Mylan Laboratories requesting the company’s pricing data while Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., asked the Federal Trade Commission and Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate the price hikes.
Clinton Seeks To Use Tax Credits To Help Small Businesses Offer Workers Insurance
The Wall Street Journal reports that this proposal would simplify an underused tax credit created by the Affordable Care Act and expand it to companies with up to 50 workers. Meanwhile, Bloomberg reports that some Republicans suggest that a shift in the debate over the health law — from kill it to tweak it — could result from a Hillary Clinton presidency.
Year-Long Study Leads Health-Services Company To Rethink Worker Wellness Program
Equity Healthcare, owned by the Blackstone Group, conducted the study to better focus efforts to prod employees to lose weight or quit smoking by determining which ones were most likely to heed these messages or most in need of help.
Medical Innovations Make Patient Care More Precise
The San Diego Union-Tribune reports on a burgeoning field of medicine — sometimes known by names such as translational medicine, personalized medicine, individualized medicine and precision medicine — that focuses on smoothing out the path between patients and new products and technologies.
On L.A.’s Skid Row, Synthetic Drug ‘Spice’ Suspected Of Series of Multi-Patient Illnesses
Police and fire officials suspect this cheap illicit drug may be responsible. It mimics the effects of marijuana but can be much stronger.
New Residential Facility For Mental Health Treatment Opens In Sacramento County
Turning Point Community Programs operates the 15-bed center in Rio Linda for the county, which committed $1.7 million annually for treatment services.
Few Dentists Participate In State Program To Provide Dental Care To Poor Residents
The lack of providers in Denti-Cal leaves thousands of people without dental care. A 2014 state audit found 11 counties have no dentists taking new Denti-Cal patients, while another sixteen are underserved, according to Capital Public Radio. Also in news about public health, a look at the fight over a ballot measure to increase the cost of cigarettes and efforts to remove contaminated soil at schools near the Exide Technologies battery recycling plant.
State Officials Warn Travelers Who Visit Zika Hot Spots To Be ‘Vigilant’ On Return
As of Friday, there were 170 travel-related Zika infections in 26 California counties, according to the California Department of Public Health. Meanwhile, Politico reports that the virus could potentially change the shape of the political debate surrounding late-term abortion.
Legislature Poised To Send Gov. Brown The ‘Right-To-Try’ Drug Bill Again
Brown vetoed the bill last year, but legislators are on the verge of the final approval vote for the second time.