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Latest California Healthline Stories

Grilled About Deadly Superbug Outbreaks, Execs At Scope Maker Olympus Take Fifth

Lawyers who deposed top company officials in a civil case say they declined to answer questions about their failure to warn American hospitals of infection risks. Industry giant Olympus also is the subject of a criminal probe.

 

Medicaid Is Balm And Benefit For Victims Of Gun Violence

Young men injured by gunshot wounds often lacked insurance and went for years without proper follow-up care. The health law’s Medicaid expansion, in doubt since the election, changed that in many of the states with the most gun violence.