Latest California Healthline Stories
Daily Edition for Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Harris Picks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz As Her Running Mate, Sources Say: Tim Walz’s state is home to several health care heavyweights, including the Mayo Clinic, UnitedHealth Group, and Medtronic. Here’s what to know about his views on health care issues such as drug costs, abortion rights, medical debt, and more. Read more from Becker’s Hospital Review and the San Francisco Chronicle. Scroll down for more election news.
Daily Edition for Monday, August 5, 2024
Covid Surge Pushes Into Third Month, Surprising Health Experts: California’s summer covid surge has proved to be particularly strong and enduring, surprising experts with its tenacity. Read more from the Los Angeles Times and Voice of OC. Scroll down for more covid news.
Daily Edition for Friday, August 2, 2024
Patients Begin Moving Into Laguna Honda Hospital: San Francisco’s largest skilled nursing facility, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, will begin readmitting former residents it was forced to move out over the past two years while it underwent a grueling process to regain federal certification. This week, one new resident moved in. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.
Daily Edition for Thursday, August 1, 2024
LAX Passengers Warned Of Possible Measles Exposure: A traveler infected with measles flew from London to Los Angeles International Airport before traveling to Orange County this month, potentially exposing the public to the highly infectious disease, health officials said Wednesday. Read more from the Los Angeles Times and Patch.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Defying Governor, LA County Board Votes Against Putting Homeless In Jail: In a rare pushback against Gov. Gavin Newsom, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a motion Tuesday affirming that people being cleared from encampments cannot be taken to county jails. Read more from NBC Los Angeles and The New York Times.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, July 30, 2024
SF Could Start Paying Welfare Recipients To Stay Clean: San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Matt Dorsey on Monday unveiled legislation called “Cash Not Drugs” that would reward some welfare recipients with $100 every week they test negative for illicit drugs. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.
Daily Edition for Monday, July 29, 2024
Bay Area Resident Dies Of West Nile Virus, The First Time Since 2006: A Bay Area county has reported its first mosquito-related death in nearly two decades. Contra Costa County officials announced Saturday that a resident succumbed to a West Nile virus infection this month. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle and CNN.
Daily Edition for Friday, July 26, 2024
Governor Issues Executive Order For Removal Of Homeless Encampments: Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered state officials to dismantle thousands of homeless encampments. The move comes on the heels of a recent Supreme Court decision that gave local and state governments more latitude to remove people from their streets. Read more from the Palm Springs Desert Sun, Los Angeles Times, and The Sacramento Bee.
Daily Edition for Thursday, July 25, 2024
Covered California Premiums Are Going Up: Premiums for health insurance sold through the state’s marketplace will increase by nearly 8% in 2025, Covered California officials announced Wednesday. That’s a smaller increase than this year’s 10% hike, which was the biggest jump in Covered California insurance costs since 2018. Read more from CalMatters.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Homeless Camp Cleanups Have No Long-Term Effect, Study Finds: Within a month or two, the number of homeless residents went back up to the former level, a study by Rand Corp. has found. Read more from the Los Angeles Times. Scroll down for more on the housing crisis.