Latest California Healthline Stories
Dangerously Low Blood Supply Prompts Red Cross To Issue Emergency Call
In Southern California, the Red Cross has less than a five-day supply on hand.
Nurses Protest At 7 Regional Kaiser Permanente Hospitals
Kaiser disputes the union’s allegation that they have failed to hire sufficient nursing staff, saying it has hired nearly 3,000 nurses over the past two years, including 800 this year.
Latest Suit Claims Theranos’ Blood-Testing Results Responsible For Heart Attack
The plaintiff says he had normal blood test results, so his doctor recommended maintaining his current medication regime. Less than a month later he had a heart attack.
San Diego Startup Goes After Elusive Drugs With Expanded DNA Alphabet
Synthorx’s CEO Court Turner speaks with Stat about the company’s new technology.
Calif. Staff Members Quarantined At Republican Convention Due To Norovirus
In other news from the Republican National Convention, PolitiFact checks Donald Trump Jr.’s claims that Clinton is going to destroy Medicare, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady says he won’t back Donald Trump’s proposal to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices and a look a the health issues in the GOP platform.
Insurer Mega-Mergers To Be Challenged By Justice Department On Antitrust Concerns
Lawsuits are expected to be filed to block the proposed Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana acquisitions, according to news reports. California’s insurance commissioner, Dave Jones, had previously voiced opposition to the mergers.
Covered California Announces Sharp 2017 Rate Increases
Covered California, the state’s Obamacare health insurance exchange, says that its premiums will balloon by a statewide average of 13.2 percent next year.
When Smaller Is Better?: ‘Microhospitals’ Are On The Rise
These facilities are full-service hospitals and offer a full array of emergency services but may have only a handful of beds for admitted patients. Dignity Health is exploring the model for California.
Drugmakers Looking At Creative Ways To Attract Patients To Clinical Trials
Researchers count on about 1.7 million patients to participate in drug trials around the world each year, but they are resorting to new methods of helping consumers find out about the opportunities and participate because they have trouble retaining patients. Elsewhere, news outlets cover pharmaceutical developments related to placebos and the impact of sun and heat on drugs.
Innovations: New App Visualizes Link Between Nutrition And Excercise
Sage is partnering with Whole Foods Market to deconstruct all of the roughly 7,000 items sold in the grocer’s new “365” store chains in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, pathologists at a dozen hospitals team up to improve the state’s cancer database.