A California Official Helped Save a Mental Health Company’s Contract. It Flew Him to London.
By Molly Castle Work
The director of a California state mental health agency traveled to the U.K. courtesy of Kooth, a digital mental health company with a $271 million contract to build a therapy app for the state’s youth. Weeks earlier, he pressed key legislative staffers to restore a proposed cut to Kooth’s funding.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Human Case Of Bird Flu Confirmed In Merced County: A person who came into contact with cattle at a dairy farm is Merced County‘s first confirmed human case of H5N1 bird flu infection this year, public health officials said this week. Read more from The Merced FOCUS.
Crackdown on Homeless Encampments Raises Public Health Questions
By Angela Hart
As states turn to the health-care system to help address homelessness, experiments with housing and other social services aimed at getting people healthier and off the streets are running up against new, aggressive crackdowns — with some cities ratcheting up enforcement of existing anticamping laws and others passing new restrictions. From Florida to California, elected […]
Can You Rely on Your Mammogram To Identify Heart Disease Risk?
By Michelle Andrews
Clinicians and researchers are searching for answers to whether an incidental finding on breast X-rays could improve the detection of cardiovascular disease risk among women.
¿Se puede confiar en una mamografía para identificar el riesgo de enfermedad cardíaca?
By Michelle Andrews
La enfermedad cardíaca es la principal causa de muerte en los Estados Unidos. Fue responsable de más de 300,000 —o aproximadamente 1 de cada 5— muertes de mujeres en 2021.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Insurance Crisis Could Cause ‘A Collapse Of The California Foster Family System’: The company that insures 90% of foster family agencies in California issued letters of non-renewals in August. Some agencies have closed and others are scrambling to find coverage to prevent up to 9,000 foster youth from being displaced. Read more from EdSource.
Mothering Over Meds: Docs Say Common Treatment for Opioid-Exposed Babies Isn’t Necessary
By Taylor Sisk
Amid what has been called the fourth wave of the opioid epidemic, doctors and researchers are walking back medication-heavy methods of treating babies born experiencing opioid withdrawal symptoms, replacing the regimen with the simplest care: parenting.
Daily Edition for Monday, October 21, 2024
Thousands Of KP Mental Health Workers Walk Off The Job: Nearly 2,400 Kaiser mental health workers went on strike today after management rejected proposals that union workers say would stanch employee turnover and improve care. Read more from the Los Angeles Times.
Watch: ‘Silence in Sikeston & The Effects of Racial Violence’
By Cara Anthony
KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony talks about how racism affects health on Nine PBS’ “Listen, St. Louis with Carol Daniel,” stemming from her reporting for the “Silence in Sikeston” multimedia project, on the impact of a 1942 lynching and a 2020 police killing on a rural Missouri community.
Medicare Drug Plans Are Getting Better Next Year. Some Will Also Cost More.
By Susan Jaffe
Every year, Medicare officials encourage beneficiaries to shop around for their drug coverage. Few take the time. This year, it might be more important than ever.
