Latest California Healthline Stories
With $250M Immunotherapy Donation, Parker Aims To Crash Through Bureaucratic Research Roadblocks
Sean Parker, the co-founder of Napster, is creating the San Francisco-based Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, which will focus on collaboration among scientists in their efforts to unlock the body’s own immune system to fight cancer.
State Senators Consider Bill Requiring Patients Be Notified When Doctor Disciplined
Another measure introduced in the California Senate would require trained forensic pathologists to determine autopsy results. In the Assembly, a soda tax bill was pulled without a vote.
Officials: Zika ‘Scarier Than Initially Thought’; Ebola Funds Not Enough To ‘Get The Job Done’
While NIH and CDC officials say they still don’t expect a widespread outbreak in the U.S., they also warn that it’s imperative that states are ready for the worst-case scenario. Meanwhile, the virus has been linked to a second autoimmune disorder.
New Medicare Primary Care Payment Initiative Designed To Switch Incentives
The Obama administration hopes to recruit as many as 20,000 primary care doctors to participate in this plan to shift how physicians get paid and provide care.
For Med School Location, Family Eyes Land Near Clovis Community Medical Center
The campus eventually could have 2,000 to 3,000 students and a faculty and staff of 300 to 400.
Specially Trained Police Response Team Helps Resolve Mental Health Emergencies
Capital Public Radio reporter Bob Moffitt spends a day with a Sacramento officer who answers a nonstop flurry of calls.
California Health Officials Hopeful Outbreak Of Fentanyl Overdoses Is Slowing
There have been no reported fentanyl-related overdoses in nearly a week, following a spree that struck Sacramento County in late March.
FDA Approves ‘Priority Review’ Of Experimental Lung Cancer Drug
The San Francisco-based Genentech’s drug is a checkpoint inhibitor, designed to remove the brakes that tumor cells trick the immune system into applying in order to avoid detection and attack.
‘Unbelievable Potential’ Of Health Apps Can Be Undercut By Their Unreliability
Although many physicians are hopeful about the usefulness of new technology, they say that it shouldn’t be a replacement for traditional care. “It’s like having a really bad doctor,” warns Dr. Karandeep Singh, a professor at the University of Michigan.
Bill To Crack Down On Psychiatric Drug Prescriptions To Foster Children Advances
An investigation by The San Jose Mercury News found that the California foster system was relying on powerful anti-psychotic drugs to soothe troubled and traumatized children. The legislation would grant the California Medical Board more authority in regulating doctors who overprescribe the drugs.