Latest California Healthline Stories
Poison Pills In Zika Bill Likely Too Bitter For Democratic Senators To Swallow
The Senate is expected to take a procedural vote this week on a broad veterans and military spending bill that includes $1.1 billion to combat the Zika virus. But Democrats are balking at the deal due to provisions such as a cut to Planned Parenthood grants.
More Birds Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Ventura County
Health officials say the virus is established in the area, and more cases are expected.
Physical Activity Improves Kids’ Scholastic Performance, Study Finds
Letting kids take a break from homework and studying to engage in moderate-intensity exercise boosts brain function and cognition.
Hospital CEO Resigns Saying Brutal Schedule Unsustainable
Sonoma West Medical Center CEO Ray Hino says he worked every weekend for 85 straight weeks.
Brown Signs Law Limiting Medi-Cal Estate Recovery Program
Previously the state was allowed to seize a deceased person’s assets to get reimbursed for its Medi-Cal contribution to a patient’s medical care. Now, it will only be able to recover what was spent on long-term care needs.
Local Advocates Celebrate Abortion Ruling; Opponents Turn Eyes To Open Justice Seat
Southern California activists on both sides are reacting to the Supreme Court ruling overturning abortion regulations in Texas.
Supreme Court Overturns Texas Abortion Clinic Restrictions
The justices rule, 5-3, that the provisions requiring doctors to have admitting privileges to a hospital and for abortion clinics to meet hospital-like standards create an “undue burden” for women who are trying to obtain the procedure. Meanwhile, the decision is a setback to abortion opponents’ state-based strategy, and it highlights the significance of Antonin Scalia’s open seat on the 2016 election.
Supreme Court Justices Overturn Texas Abortion Clinic Restrictions
The justices ruled, 5-3, that the provisions requiring doctors to have admitting privileges to a hospital and clinics to meet hospital-like standards of surgical centers create an “undue burden” for women who are trying to obtain the procedure.
Private Equity Quietly Takes Over Emergency Services — And The Consequences Are Dire
The firms have applied cost-cutting, Wall Street-like methods to health care with little oversight or regulation, and vulnerable patients are paying the price.
Doctor Becomes Linchpin Of Sacramento’s Afghan Refugee Community
Dr. Fahim Pirzada, 39, arrived from Afghanistan two years ago and now devotes most of his time to his volunteer work — responding to one crisis after another in the population of newly arrived refugees.