Latest California Healthline Stories
Ventura Medi-Cal Program Plunges Money Into Tackling Opioid Addiction
Money from the Alternative Resources for Community Health program will go toward providing naloxone kits to those in need.
As Opioid Crisis Rages On, California Officials Ramp Up Efforts To Curb Deadly Epidemic
Most recently, a state Assembly committee voted 16-0 to approve a bill that would require doctors to check California’s prescription drug database before prescribing certain addictive drugs.
Premiums Expected To Spike in 2017 As Insurers Settle In For Long Haul On ACA
Insurers mostly guessed wrong on how sick their new customers would be, and 2017 is being called a “market correction year” as they try to set themselves up for long-term sustainability.
AMA: Congress Must Lift Ban On Gun Violence Research
“With approximately 30,000 men, women and children dying each year at the barrel of a gun in elementary schools, movie theaters, workplaces, houses of worship and on live television, the United States faces a public health crisis of gun violence,” AMA President Dr. Steven Stack said in a statement.
Summer Program Lets Med Students Connect With Underserved Community
Students will shadow physicians as they work in the San Joaquin Valley, mentor pre-medical students at Fresno State, reach out to community activists and complete a research component.
Kern County Tries To Help First Responders Cope With PTSD
In other public health news, UC San Francisco researchers find a link between counties where alcohol is banned and heart failure. And a new study says that only 20 percent of the low-income children who qualify for a summer lunch program were served last year.
Qsymia Rates Best Among New Weight-Loss Medications Recently Approved By FDA
Meanwhile, news outlets report on other news related to the fight against obesity including why it’s so difficult to keep weight off after a big loss, the danger of undernourishment even for those who are overweight and the FDA approves a new surgical technique.
After Orlando Massacre, Venture Blood Centers See Influx Of Visitors
It comes down to people wanting to help after a tragedy, Tony Briggs, biomedical spokesman for the American Red Cross says. “A lot of people might not have money to donate, but they say, ‘I can give blood.'” Meanwhile, Democrats want to move on getting rid of the donation ban for gay men.
San Diego To Get Its First Stand-Alone Rehabilitation Hospital
Palomar Health and Kindred Healthcare will partner on the project, which is expected to open in 2019.
Modesto police are investigating 30 cases of elder abuse just this year — but one of the hardest parts about prosecuting and curbing it is that the victims are often too embarrassed or scared to to speak up.