Latest California Healthline Stories
From $4.5 Billion To $0: Theranos Founder’s Net Worth Bottoms Out, Forbes Estimates
Forbes magazine estimates that Elizabeth Holmes’ stake in her own company is “essentially worth nothing.” The blood-testing startup has been plagued with difficulties in the past year, which have caused the value drop.
At Huntington Hospital, 16 Patients Were Infected With Bacteria From Dirty Scopes
Of those, 11 have since died, but only one of the death certificates listed the bacteria as the cause.
What’s Ahead For California’s Plan To Sell Obamacare Policies To Unauthorized Immigrants?
Modern Healthcare takes a look at the legislation and the hurdles it still faces.
Senate Approves Drug Price Transparency Bill
The legislation would require drug manufacturers to provide 60 days’ notice to purchasers if the cost is going to be increased by more than 10 percent. The state Senate also passed a law requiring physicians to inform patients if the doctors are on probation.
No Smoking Gun In Rare Rise In Americans’ Death Rate, Researchers Say
CDC’s report shows the an increase in U.S. deaths for the first time in a decade. Although scientists say it could be a fluke, they say they are surprised by the trend. “We are not accustomed to seeing death rates increase on a national scale,” said Andrew Fenelon, a researcher at the CDC.
185,000-Strong Nurses Union Digs In Behind Sanders
The nurses want the party to embrace a single-payer, government-run health plan that Sen. Bernie Sanders touts.
Health Educators Prep Local Stores Ahead Of June 9 Smoking Age Change
The legislation was signed May 4, giving public health leaders only a little over a month to educate those selling tobacco on the new law.
Initiative Prompts Physicians To Ask: Are You Experiencing Domestic Violence?
The overall objective of the campaign in Orange County is to strengthen the health care sector’s response to domestic violence as a public health crisis.
BioMarin Kills Development Of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Treatment
The company was deterred by regulatory roadblocks it encountered in its efforts to get the experimental drug approved. In other news, drugmaker Grifols S.A. is entering a partnership with diagnostics company Singulex Inc.
After Daughter’s Suicide, San Diego Woman Takes Fight To Insurer’s Door
Maria Spivey is one of several plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente, whom she blames for her daughter not getting proper mental health treatment.