Latest California Healthline Stories
Advocates Make Push To Ease Immigrant Parents’ Anxiety To Sign Children Up For Medi-Cal
“Often times this population is scared to seek out public services because of the idea that they might be deported, or get reported,” says Sonya Vasquez with Community Health Councils, a health education and policy group in South Los Angeles.
California Doctors Found Guilty In $8.8M Medicare, Medi-Cal Scheme
The physicians were convicted of falsely certifying that patients were terminally ill and qualified for hospice care.
Viewpoints: Breathing Easier In California After Big Anti-Smoking Week
A selection of opinions on health care developments from around the state.
Hospital Partners With Prevention Organization To Shine Light On ‘Silent Epidemic’ Of Teen Suicide
Aurora Santa Rosa Hospital staff will be trained by The Jason Foundation to do outreach, training and education in the local community.
Modesto’s Doctors Medical Center Nets 4th Consecutive ‘A’ Grade From Hospital Watchdog
In late April, Leapfrog gave the highest safety mark to 798 facilities in the nation and 59 in California.
Questions Begin To Bubble Up About Calif. Addiction Specialist’s Actions To Aid Prince
Neither Dr. Howard Kornfeld nor his son, whom he sent to Minnesota to help the celebrity, are licensed to practice medicine in that state.
Medivation Swats Down Hostile Takeover Attempt From Sanofi
Meanwhile, Amgen joins a pack of suitors eyeing the cancer therapy company.
Republicans Want $200M For Denti-Cal, Citing Report On Program’s Dysfunction
Gov. Jerry Brown is set to release a revised budget next week, and Republican leaders are calling on him to include the additional funding for low-income dental services.
Aid-In-Dying Option Goes Into Effect June 9: ‘It’s A Lot More Complicated Than Just Passing A Law’
There are a lot of questions that remain as physicians and pharmacists in California scramble to get ready for terminal patient requests for prescription drugs to end their lives. The Sacramento Bee offers an in-depth look at the issue.
California Smoking Laws, New FDA Regulations Complement, Instead Of Overlap, Each Other
The federal rules, which were issued one day after Gov. Jerry Brown signed the tobacco bills into law, focus on what’s in tobacco products and how new ones are brought to market. The state law is about where you can use tobacco and how it can be sold.