Latest California Healthline Stories
Daily Edition for Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Rady Children’s Nurses Reach Tentative Deal: As a second nurses strike is looming, the union representing nurses at Rady Children's Hospital has come to a tentative collective bargaining agreement with hospital officials. The nurses are expected to start voting Thursday morning. Read more from ABC 10 News.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Newsom Urged To Spell Out Expectations For Homeless Clear-Out: Elected leaders in the city and county of Los Angeles are offering mixed reviews of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s threat to cut off state funding to governments that don’t do more to remove homeless encampments. Some hailed his efforts, but others have complained that his criteria for progress are unclear. Read more from LAist.
Daily Edition for Monday, August 12, 2024
FDA Rejects MDMA As PTSD Treatment: But the company that sought approval for the therapy, San Jose-based Lykos Therapeutics, said it will ask the FDA to reconsider its decision. Read more from Fierce Biotech, the San Francisco Chronicle and Stat.
Daily Edition for Friday, August 9, 2024
Clean Up Homeless Camps Or Lose Funding, Newsom Warns: California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday had a message for local governments: Clean up homeless encampments now or lose out on state funding next year. “If we don’t see demonstrable results, I’ll start to redirect money," he said. "This is a crisis. Act like it.” Read more from the Los Angeles Times and Bay Area News Group.
Daily Edition for Thursday, August 8, 2024
Californians Face Long Wait Times When Calling Medi-Cal, Analysis Finds: Researchers found that it takes almost an hour to get someone on the line. However, one public social services official says their figures show shorter wait times. Read more from the Los Angeles Times.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, August 7, 2024
LA County May Require Hospitals To Disclose Debt Collection Activity: Hospitals must promptly report to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health every time they try to collect medical debt from patients, under an ordinance backed Tuesday by county supervisors. Read more from the Los Angeles Times.
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.