Latest California Healthline Stories
Daily Edition for Thursday, December 19, 2024
State Of Emergency Issued Over Bird Flu: Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Wednesday as the H5N1 bird flu virus moved from the Central Valley to Southern California dairy herds. The declaration will allow for a more streamlined approach among state and local agencies to tackle the virus. Read more from the Los Angeles Times, LAist, and The Orange County Register.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Sutter Health Announces $800M Plan For Medical Campuses: Sutter Health has unveiled plans to transform several empty office buildings in Santa Clara into two huge medical campuses that would create a health care destination in Silicon Valley. Read more from Bay Area News Group.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, December 17, 2024
LA County Launches Medical Debt Relief Program: Millions of dollars of medical debt could be erased within the next several months for some residents in LA County, thanks to a new program. Unlike previous debt relief programs, Angelenos are unable to apply directly. Read more from NBC 4 Los Angeles, CBS Los Angeles, and LAist.
Daily Edition for Monday, December 16, 2024
2 More Californians Have Bird Flu: Two human cases of H5N1 avian flu have been confirmed in San Joaquin County, health officials reported Friday. The cases occurred in farmworkers with known exposure to infected animals. There are now 34 confirmed human cases in California. Read more from The Sacramento Bee. Scroll down for more bird flu news.
Daily Edition for Friday, December 13, 2024
More Than A Dozen California Democrats Voted For Anti-Trans Provision: Thirteen California Democrats voted to pass legislation that included a GOP provision to ban gender-affirming care for minors. Many of them said the defense bill was too important to vote against but that they opposed the piece targeting care for transgender youth. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.
Daily Edition for Thursday, December 12, 2024
Marin County Child Tests Negative For Bird Flu: Bird flu was not likely what sickened a California child after drinking raw milk, according to initial tests by the CDC, a source close to the investigation said Wednesday. Read more from CBS News. Scroll down for more bird flu updates.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, December 11, 2024
“Forever chemicals,” bird flu spread, opioids, CARE courts, maternal health, cancer cases, and more.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Social media warnings, food insecurity, unsafe hospitals, “forever chemicals,” underinsured put off care, AI, vaccines, and more.
Daily Edition for Monday, December 9, 2024
Bird flu, cancer prevention, health care costs, flu rates, Obamacare subsidies, Trump’s health plans, and more.
Daily Edition for Friday, December 6, 2024
Santa Clara County Hospitals Accused Of Wrongly Disposing Of Medical Waste, Patient Data: Santa Clara county hospitals have illegally dumped tons of biohazardous waste, including prescription drugs, human tissue, and vials containing blood, county prosecutors said. Hundreds of documents with unredacted personal patient information were also found. Read more from the Los Angeles Times and San Francisco Chronicle.