Latest California Healthline Stories
Attorney General Under Fire After Raid Over Planned Parenthood Fetal Tissue Videos
Susan B. Anthony List is calling for the resignation of Attorney General Kamala Harris, who is running for retiring Sen. Barbara Boxer’s seat, after investigators seized videos and other property belonging to David Daleiden.
Analysis: VA Employees Directed To Falsify Wait Times
The analysis found that supervisors, in at least 7 states including California, told their staff to manipulate the times to give the false impression their facilities were meeting VA performance measures for shorter wait times.
Following High-Profile Cyberattacks On Hospitals, Officials Warn Of Growing Ransomware Threat
The incidents reveal a worrisome new weakness as public and private institutions struggle to adapt to the digital era.
Theranos Stocks Medical Advisory Board With Physicians From Prominent Hospitals
The move is looked at as a push to persuade skeptics that the troubled blood-testing startup is viable.
GAO Finds Significant Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities On California’s Exchange
Officials say their findings in the investigation, which was initially limited to California, Kentucky and Vermont, likely means that other states’ health exchange websites face similar cyber issues. In California, a spokesman for the state’s exchange, Roy Kennedy, would not say how Covered California was addressing the problems, citing security concerns.
Covered California Board Votes To Allow Immigrants Illegally Here To Buy Insurance
Because the move would require federal and state legislation, the vote is largely a symbolic show of support for the idea.
Allergan CEO: New Inversion Rules ‘Capricious,’ ‘Un-American’
The Obama administration on Monday announced the new regulations aimed at companies shedding their U.S. corporate citizenship for lower taxes, derailing a proposed $152 billion deal between Pfizer and Allergan.
White House Warns More Money Needed On Zika: ‘We Should Not Play With Fire Here’
The Obama administration ended a stalemate with Congress by transferring about $510 million in leftover Ebola funds and $79 million from other accounts to Zika efforts. But officials say it won’t be enough.
Alzheimer’s, Obesity Death Rates Climb For Ventura County
However, a study by the California Department of Public Health shows that death rates for nine other illnesses — such as cancer and strokes — improved.
Six More Fentanyl-Related Overdoses Reported In Sacramento
The number of deaths has remained at 10, but the total number of overdoses has climbed to 48. The first patients began showing up in hospitals on March 23.