Latest California Healthline Stories
Daily Edition for Monday, September 23, 2024
New Law Aims To Curb Social Media Addiction: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Friday that clamps down on addictive social media targeted at young people. The legislation limits how and when social media companies can reach out to minors through notifications or other addictive material without their parents’ consent. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times.
Daily Edition for Friday, September 20, 2024
Cedars-Sinai Picked As Official Medical Provider For LA28 Olympics: Cedars-Sinai Health System will be the official medical provider for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. The health system will provide medical clinics and services at the games. Read more from Becker’s Hospital Review.
Daily Edition for Thursday, September 19, 2024
Norwalk Escalates Fight Against Homeless And Poor People: Norwalk, a city of 103,000 residents about 15 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, is doubling down on its crackdown against the poor and the unhoused, even after Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened to sue the city over its actions. A ban there now includes businesses that service low-income clientele, such as discount stores and laundry facilities. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Two People Infected With 'Raccoon Roundworm': LA County Public Health officials said that they are investigating two human cases of Bylisascaris procyonis, an intestinal parasitic infection that can affect the human spinal cord, brain, and eyes. Both patients were in the South Bay area. Read more from CBS News.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Industrial Chemical Found In Illegal Fentanyl Supply: A chemical used in plastic products has been cropping up in illegal drugs from California to Maine, a sudden and puzzling shift in the drug supply that has alarmed health researchers. The chemical, BTMPS, was found in roughly a quarter of drugs tested in a recent sampling. Read more from the Los Angeles Times.
Daily Edition for Monday, September 16, 2024
Bird Flu Cases Keep Growing In California Dairy Herds: The number of California dairy herds reported to have outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu has grown to eight. Read more from the Los Angeles Times. Plus, a top health official says the U.S. should be doing more about bird flu.
Daily Edition for Friday, September 13, 2024
Poverty Has Gotten Worse In California: The state’s overall poverty rate soared to 18.9% in 2023, according to research released this week by the California Budget & Policy Center. That’s up from 16.4% in 2022, but more significantly, it’s a staggering jump from the 11.0% rate that the center’s researchers had recorded in 2021. Read more from Capital & Main.
Daily Edition for Thursday, September 12, 2024
Three More California Dairy Herds Have Bird Flu: California officials have identified three new outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu in Central Valley dairy herds, bringing the total number of infected farms to six. Read more from the Los Angeles Times and CIDRAP.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Kaiser Permanente To Shut Nursing Home In San Leandro, Lay Off 249 Staff: Kaiser Permanente has announced the closure of its last free-standing company-owned skilled nursing facility in California. Regulatory filings show it will close by mid-November. KP attributed the closure to a “steady decline of patients over the last 11 years.” Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Hospital To Close Indefinitely After Loss Of Medicare Certification: Stanislaus Surgical Hospital said Monday it will suspend operations indefinitely and lay off employees, due to a federal agency decision not to renew its provider agreement for serving Medicare and Medi-Cal patients. Read more from The Modesto Bee.