Latest California Healthline Stories
New Tijuana Hospital To Target Southern Californians Seeking Care In Mexico
La Jolla-based Scripps Health is set to announce a partnership with Sistemas Medicos Nacionales S.A. to build a $120-million full-service facility that will try to capitalize on growth in the “transitory medicine” market that spans the U.S.-Mexico border.
Nurses Riding Into California On The ‘Bernie Bus’
National Nurses United, a union representing some 185,00 nurses, has spent $2.6 million supporting presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Now it is turning its focus on California.
Pathologist Shortages Lead To Painful Delays, Threat To Accreditation For LA County
A recent resignation put a spotlight on Los Angeles County’s system of investigating deaths.
Depomed: Reincorporation Plan Not In Best Interests, Would Have Been ‘Costly,’ ‘Distracting’
The East Bay drug company last week withdrew its proposal to reincorporate in Delaware.
Health Care Providers Seek Better Scheduling Systems To Accommodate Greater Patient Demand
Modern Healthcare reports on efforts to use sophisticated algorithms to make appointment scheduling more efficient. LeanTaas, a 6-year-old company based in Santa Clara, Calif., compares the challenge to the computer game Tetris.
Drugged Driving Test Authorized In Proposed Legislation Criticized As Unreliable, Experimental
One California lawmaker has responded to an uptick in drugged driving crashes by introducing legislation that would allow police officers to use saliva swab tests, which are widely used in the United Kingdom. But some have misgivings about the tests.
Covered California To Require Plans To Assign Primary Care Doctors To All Patients
The agency approved the primary physician requirement in its new three-year contract with insurers. Such relationships help consumers “navigate the system,” according to Peter Lee, executive director of Covered California.
A selection of opinions on health care developments from around the state.
CDC Confirms Zika Can Be Transmitted Through Anal Sex
The agency described a case of man-to-man sexual transmission in January. The case, which was previously disclosed by health officials in Texas without identifying the genders of the partners, was the first known case of sexual transmission of Zika within the United States in the current epidemic.
Latest Science On Medical Use Of Marijuana Examined At San Diego Symposium
Researchers spoke on the latest evidence about the drug’s prenatal impact, children’s brain development and on adults with health conditions like multiple sclerosis, HIV and cancer. In other news, the first national organization of doctors forms to push for broader marijuana legalization.