Morning Briefings Archive - Page 53 of 231 - California Healthline

May 8, 2023

PTSD coverage for first responders, slavery reparations, the covid pandemic, OTC birth control, gun violence, and more are in the news.

May 5, 2023

Flavored tobacco ban, Medi-Cal eligibility, covid variant, hospital loan program, cannabis worker safety, and more are in the news.

May 4, 2023

Fentanyl, RSV vaccine cleared, Covered California, medical credit cards, hospital moves, weight loss drugs, and more are in the news.

May 3, 2023

Abortion hotline, Medi-Cal, gun violence, hospital infections, mental health, fentanyl deaths, and more are in the news.

May 2, 2023

Fentanyl crackdown, the loneliness epidemic, medical personnel, maternal health, fitness trackers, HIV, covid, and more are in the news.

May 1, 2023

Hospital access, ChatGPT, covid variants, Medicaid, fentanyl, youth mental health, prisoner health, and more are in the news.

April 28, 2023

California Democrats Block Fentanyl Bills: On Thursday, Democrats stalled several bills that would increase punishments for fentanyl dealers amid concerns they would lead to mass incarceration. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle and AP.

April 27, 2023

Kaiser Permanente Acquiring Geisinger To Create New Not-For-Profit System: Kaiser Permanente has agreed to acquire Geisinger in a blockbuster deal that would create a new national not-for-profit system that encompasses health insurance, hospitals, and medical groups. Read more from Stat, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.

April 26, 2023

Physician-assisted death law, abortion access, Medi-Cal, nursing shortages, long covid, a fraud doctor, and more are in the news.

April 25, 2023

Medical board powers, gun violence, opioids and overdoses, covid, vaping, presidential age, mosquito season, and more are in the news.