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The Swedish Academy said that the work done by Drs. James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo constitutes “a landmark in our fight against cancer.” The revolutionary treatment harnesses the body’s own immune system to find and fight cancer.
Six Ventura County Hospitals’ Medicare Reimbursements Reduced Due To Readmission Rates
The penalties range from the 1.84 percent hit faced by Los Robles and the 1.26 percent facing St. John’s Pleasant Valley to the 0.07 percent fine on Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura.
‘Catastrophic’ Increase In Valley Fever Cases Linked To Climate Change
The Valley fever fungus typically infects the lungs after spores are inhaled, producing a persistent cough and chest pain or other flu-like symptoms that can require months of treatment. In recent years, a growing number of dust storms in California have spread the fungal spores far beyond the Central Valley, where the infections traditionally have been concentrated. Meanwhile, San Diego public health officials are busy pushing people to get flu shots following last year’s particularly deadly season.
Bill To Require Public Universities To Provide Abortion Medication ‘Not Necessary,’ Brown Says
“The average distance to abortion providers in campus communities varies from five to seven miles, not an unreasonable distance,” Gov. Jerry Brown wrote in his veto of Senate Bill 320. The governor also addressed health care legislation dealing with smoking and mental illness.
Gov. Jerry Brown signed several bills to increase gun safety, including one on age limits and a ban for people convicted of serious domestic violence charges. But he blocked a few, as well, like a measure that would have limited people to purchasing no more than one rifle or shotgun in any 30-day period.
Brown Knocks Down Proposal To Open Safe Injection Site In San Francisco
“After great reflection, I conclude that the disadvantages of this bill far outweigh the possible benefits,” Gov. Jerry Brown wrote in a veto message.
A selection of opinions on health care developments from around the state.
The marketplace is getting stronger and next year’s premiums are not expected to be as shockingly high as previous years. While HHS Secretary Alex Azar credits that success to President Donald Trump’s policies, other experts say that it’s because states’ insurance departments have been working to blunt the attacks to the law. Meanwhile, Azar took a swing at Democrats’ “Medicare for All” plan, saying it’s too good to be true.
Judiciary Committee Set To Vote On Kavanaugh Following Emotional, Heated Hearing That Riveted Nation
It’s unclear whether Republicans have the votes to get Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh through following the fireworks of Thursday’s hearing, but the votes are set both for the committee and the full Senate, with procedural votes on Saturday and Monday and a final confirmation vote on Tuesday. Meanwhile, experts dig into the psychological trauma of sexual assault and Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony.
University health care officials spoke about the system’s strength but also of its potential threats to the university’s regents. “Standing still, doing nothing, is an existential threat to the UC Health and its components,” said John Stobo, executive vice president of the UC Health Division.