Latest California Healthline Stories
Hot Dogs Face Recall Over Listeria At Height Of Grilling Season
In other public health news, a grocery store tries out a sugar-free checkout lane, Los Angeles beaches may reopen after a sewage spill and researchers find that monitoring pigeons can help detect high lead levels in children.
A Mosquito-Borne Virus Is Sweeping Into The State — And It’s Not Zika
Statewide, there’s been a significant increase in mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile virus.
Woman Indicted In Wake Of Sacramento’s Fentanyl Outbreak
Mildred Dossman, 50, faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1-million fine if convicted on all charges.
Kidney Drugmaker Seizes $1.5B Buyout Offer
Relpysa’s drug for kidney dialysis patients was the first new, Food and Drug Administration-approved treatment for hyperkalemia in a half-century.
Doctors’ Star Ratings Taking Root, Despite Criticism That Its Just A Marketing Ploy
More and more, hospitals are allowing patients to rate their experience with their doctors. Although some decry the practice as worthless and others see value in improving quality, one thing is clear — the trend won’t be disappearing any time soon.
Bedeviled Theranos Brings On Compliance, Regulatory Executives
Theranos said the hires were the “latest in a series of significant actions Theranos has taken to ensure that it meets the highest standards in its laboratories, medical products and operations.”
Insurer Mega-Mergers To Be Challenged By Justice Department On Antitrust Concerns
Lawsuits are expected to be filed this week to block the proposed Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana acquisitions, according to news reports.
Mental Health Programs Providing Help To Underserved Get $13M From State
The funding from the California Department of Public Health will be released over a five-and-a-half-year period as part of the state’s California Reducing Disparities Project.
‘I Was Taking, All Of A Sudden, 40 Vicodin A Day’
A woman who became addicted to Vicodin shares her story as part of a KPCC series on dealing with pain and how to manage it.
Soil Near Shuttered Battery Plant Has Lead Levels 100 Times Above Health Standards
The summary, released by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, does not break down the results by property location, so residents have remained mostly in the dark about the exact details of the contamination.