Latest California Healthline Stories
Kern County Community Pushes For Nurses In High Schools
Some 57 percent of school districts in California report having no nurse personnel.
Possibility Of Subpoena Over Fetal Tissue Research Reverberates On UCSD Campus
The House Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives is issuing 17 subpoenas to labs, medical supply companies and others in a bid to obtain the names of scientists, graduate students and technicians who work with fetal tissue. It’s unclear whether UC San Diego will receive one of the subpoenas; a spokesman for the committee declined to provide the list of targeted institutions Thursday.
Few Know About Disease From ‘Kissing Bug,’ Though It’s More Prevalent In LA Than Zika
The bug carries Chagas disease, which can cause heart failure if left untreated, but few know they have it, and if they do, they don’t know where to get treatment.
San Francisco Safety Net Hospital To Reopen As State-Of-The-Art Facility
The hospital invested $1 billion in the project.
Jury Awards Merck $200M In Hep C Patent Dispute
There will be a separate hearing to determine what Gilead Sciences owes the company in royalties.
Following Approval By State Regulators, Centene Finally Closes Health Net Deal
Centene now stands as the largest Medicaid insurer in the country by membership and revenue.
Tobacco Lobby Spends Heavily In Calif. To Influence Legislation, Including E-Cig Rules
California has taken center stage in the industry’s battle for survival against any emerging laws out of statehouses across the country.
HHS Proposes Expanding Diabetes Prevention Initiative After Pilot Program’s Successful Results
The program, which was implemented by YMCAs, was developed with an $11.8 million innovation grant under the health law. Participants who were at high risk of developing diabetes lost about 5 percent of their body weight. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell said expanding the initiative within Medicare would save $2,650 over 15 months per beneficiary.
Supreme Court Seems Split After Oral Arguments In Contraception Case
Justice Anthony Kennedy — seen as the possible swing vote in the challenge on the health law’s contraception mandate case — asked whether the accommodation is making the groups “complicit in a moral wrong” by hijacking their insurance plans.
Second Cardiomyopathy Death Linked To Heart Disease Cluster In Ventura
Public officials are investigating commonalities in the 12 cases, but they have yet to pinpoint a cause.