Latest California Healthline Stories
Daily Edition for Monday, September 30, 2024
California Mandates Coverage For IVF: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Sunday that requires large health insurance companies to cover in vitro fertilization. Newsom also expanded coverage to LGBTQ+ families. Read more from the Los Angeles Times.
Daily Edition for Friday, September 27, 2024
California Officially Apologizes For Harms Caused By Slavery And Bias: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a formal apology for California’s role in slavery and legacy of racism against Black people as part of a series of reparations bills he approved Thursday. Read more from the Los Angeles Times and Politico. Scroll down for more legislative news.
Daily Edition for Thursday, September 26, 2024
Newsom Again Rejects Free Condoms In Schools: Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected a bill Wednesday for the second year in a row that would have required high schools to offer free condoms to students, arguing that it would cost too much. Read more from Politico.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, September 25, 2024
California Will Offer Free Covid Shots: California has extended its own version of a federal program that will cover the cost of covid vaccination for uninsured Californians through the end of the year. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle. Scroll down for more covid updates.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, September 24, 2024
HIV Infection Rate Tumbled by 20% In San Francisco Last Year: The number of people newly diagnosed with HIV in San Francisco dropped by 20% in 2023 to 133 — the lowest in decades and a significant decline compared to an adjusted total of 167 in 2022, according to an annual HIV epidemiology report released Monday from the Department of Public Health. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.
Daily Edition for Monday, September 23, 2024
New Law Aims To Curb Social Media Addiction: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Friday that clamps down on addictive social media targeted at young people. The legislation limits how and when social media companies can reach out to minors through notifications or other addictive material without their parents’ consent. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times.
Daily Edition for Friday, September 20, 2024
Cedars-Sinai Picked As Official Medical Provider For LA28 Olympics: Cedars-Sinai Health System will be the official medical provider for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. The health system will provide medical clinics and services at the games. Read more from Becker’s Hospital Review.
Daily Edition for Thursday, September 19, 2024
Norwalk Escalates Fight Against Homeless And Poor People: Norwalk, a city of 103,000 residents about 15 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, is doubling down on its crackdown against the poor and the unhoused, even after Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened to sue the city over its actions. A ban there now includes businesses that service low-income clientele, such as discount stores and laundry facilities. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Two People Infected With 'Raccoon Roundworm': LA County Public Health officials said that they are investigating two human cases of Bylisascaris procyonis, an intestinal parasitic infection that can affect the human spinal cord, brain, and eyes. Both patients were in the South Bay area. Read more from CBS News.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Industrial Chemical Found In Illegal Fentanyl Supply: A chemical used in plastic products has been cropping up in illegal drugs from California to Maine, a sudden and puzzling shift in the drug supply that has alarmed health researchers. The chemical, BTMPS, was found in roughly a quarter of drugs tested in a recent sampling. Read more from the Los Angeles Times.