Latest California Healthline Stories
Daily Edition for Friday, March 7, 2025
Governor Makes Waves For Stance On Trans Athletes In Women’s Sports: Gov. Gavin Newsom — an outspoken champion of LGBTQ+ rights — publicly criticized the “unfairness” of transgender athletes participating in women’s sports, splitting from his party on an issue that Republicans capitalized on in the presidential election. Read more from the Los Angeles Times. Also, what others are saying.
Daily Edition for Thursday, March 6, 2025
California’s Bird Flu Outbreak Is Slowing: There have been no new cases in humans since January, said Dr. Erica Pan, director of the Department of Public Health. And State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones said the state’s almost 1,000 dairy herds of cows are getting sick at a slower pace. Read more from Politico.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Is California's For-Profit Psychiatric System Destroying Lives?: Psychiatric hospitals operated by for-profit companies are now the fastest-growing destination for tens of thousands of Californians experiencing emergencies. But some say companies have capitalized on lax state regulations, generating massive earnings while exposing patients to deadly neglect. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, March 4, 2025
KP, Mental Health Workers Take Step Toward Ending Strike: Officials with Kaiser Permanente have reportedly agreed to mediation in their longstanding negotiation with the National Union of Healthcare Workers. The first session is set for March 10. Read more from Capital & Main.
Daily Edition for Monday, March 3, 2025
Fifth Unvaxxed Teen Dies Of Flu in San Diego County: The 2024-25 flu season grows more deadly in the county’s latest weekly tracking report with 19 additional flu deaths listed, including a fifth teenager. Read more from The San Diego Union-Tribune. Keep scrolling for more flu updates.
Daily Edition for Friday, February 28, 2025
Mental Health Facility Allowed To Expand: A south Sacramento residential care facility for people suffering from severe mental illnesses will more than double its occupancy, despite strong neighborhood opposition. The congregate care facility will expand from 53 people to 140. Read more from The Sacramento Bee.
Daily Edition for Thursday, February 27, 2025
California Bill Would Let CRNAs Practice Independently: Assemblyman Heath Flora, R-Ripon, wants to upgrade the status of nurse anesthetists amid a statewide shortage of physician anesthesiologists. Assembly Bill 876 would give certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) the long-sought-after authority to practice independently. A second bill would expand hospital medical staff membership to include nurse anesthetists and more. Read more from The Modesto Bee.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, February 26, 2025
UCSF Health Care Worker Strikes Begin Today: Two planned labor strikes at UCSF medical centers this week may cause some appointments to be rescheduled and other services to be delayed, according to the university. One strike is planned today through Friday and the other for today and Thursday. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Newsom Unveils More Funding To Clean Up Homeless Encampments: Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced $920 million in newly available funding to help local communities clean up encampments and fight homelessness, as well as new measures he said were meant to ensure state homeless dollars are spent wisely. Read more from the Los Angeles Times. Scroll down for more on the homelessness crisis.
Daily Edition for Monday, February 24, 2025
Hundreds In California Have Died From Flu: More than 900 Californians — including 15 children — have succumbed to the flu this season in what has turned out to be one of the worst surges of the respiratory illness in years, according to a report released Friday by the California Department of Public Health. Read more from the Los Angeles Times.