Latest California Healthline Stories
Daily Edition for Tuesday, April 9, 2024
USC’s Credit Rating Bruised Amid Health System Woes: Moody’s Ratings downgraded the University of Southern California a notch to Aa2 last month, citing underperformance from its growing health system. The move reveals a difficult reality: The medical complexes that burnish universities’ reputations are also becoming a drag on financial performance. Read more from Bloomberg.
Daily Edition for Monday, April 8, 2024
San Diego County Medical Examiner Has 4- To 6-Month Backlog: Officials say the backlog is decreasing as the department adds staff, and the county has also hired a private contractor to catch up on some of the unfinished lab work. Read more from The San Diego Union-Tribune.
Daily Edition for Friday, April 5, 2024
Preeclampsia, Madera hospital, homelessness, prior authorization, mpox, bird flu, birth control, fentanyl, and more are in today’s news.
Daily Edition for Thursday, April 4, 2024
Noise Bans Will Soon Take Effect Around Clinic: Patients at Planned Parenthood in Walnut Creek will soon have a quieter experience obtaining reproductive health care when megaphones, loudspeakers, or any voice amplification devices are banned within 100 feet of the entrance. Read more from the Bay Area News Group.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Heat protections for workers, CARE Court, doctor burnout, measles vaccinations, drug shortages, Medi-Cal enrollment, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, April 2, 2024
ER attacks, the healthiest city, opioid settlement payments, prisoner deaths, mental health, primary care, weight, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Monday, April 1, 2024
Abortion pills, measles, aid-in-dying policies, IVF, troubled teens, drug costs, prison health, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Friday, March 29, 2024
Heat regulations for workers, vaping, housing cost’s impact on health, fentanyl, Medicare Advantage, disabilities, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Thursday, March 28, 2024
Covered California enrollment, hospital news, a nurse strike, Medicaid, Sacramento as trans sanctuary city, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Mifepristone, intervention services for kids, inhaler prices, drug-testing kits, the next pandemic, and more are in the news.