Daily Edition for Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Today’s roundup covers hospital violations, mental health, covid testing, gun violence, insulin costs, Medicare, housing, and more.
A Secret Weapon in Preventing the Next Pandemic: Fruit Bats
By Jim Robbins
New research links habitat destruction with the spillover of viruses from animals to humans.
Decisions by CVS and Optum Panicked Thousands of Their Sickest Patients
By Arthur Allen
Pharmacy closures by two of the biggest home infusion companies point to grave shortages and dangers for patients who require IV nutrition to survive.
Daily Edition for Monday, February 6, 2023
In California, Cases Of Hospital-Acquired Sepsis Surged During Pandemic: The number of hospital-acquired cases of severe sepsis rose more than 46% between 2019 and 2021, state data show. Experts say the pandemic may have pulled attention away from other kinds of infection control. Read more from the Los Angeles Times.
Why Two States Remain Holdouts on Distracted Driving Laws
By Eric Berger
Missouri and Montana are the only states without distracted driving laws for all drivers. With traffic fatalities rising significantly nationwide, some Missouri lawmakers and advocates for roadway safety are eyeing bills in the new legislative session that would crack down on texting while driving in the Show Me State.
Listen: Immigrants Fear Gun Violence and Students Conduct Covid Outreach
By Heidi de Marco and Stephanie O'Neill Patison
California Healthline journalists report on a study showing immigrants worry more about gun violence than other adults, a program where teens teach vaccine safety, and why more Californians choose to die at home.
A Technicality Could Keep RSV Shots From Kids in Need
By Arthur Allen
The Vaccines for Children program, which buys more than half the pediatric vaccines in the U.S., may not cover the RSV shot for babies because it’s not technically a vaccine.
Por un tecnicismo, niños necesitados podrían no tener acceso a vacunas contra el VRS
By Arthur Allen
El virus respiratorio sincitial afecta a bebés de todas las clases sociales, pero tiende a perjudicar más a los hogares pobres y hacinados
Daily Edition for Friday, February 3, 2023
Friday’s roundup covers the fentanyl crisis, Feinstein’s seat, gun violence, covid, masks, Medi-Cal, mental health, cancer, and more.
As Long-Term Care Staffing Crisis Worsens, Immigrants Can Bridge the Gaps
By Michelle Andrews
The industry has long relied on immigrants to bolster its ranks, and they’ll be critical to meeting future staffing needs, experts say. But as the baby boom generation fills beds, policymakers are slow to open new pathways for foreign workers.
