Public Health

Latest California Healthline Stories

State Hit by First Non-Senior Flu Death

An influenza-related death in Santa Clara County — the season’s first fatality of a Californian under 65 — prompted state Department of Public Health officials to remind people to get flu shots.

New Preventive Health Program Helps South L.A. Seniors Get ‘HAPPI’

Many South Los Angeles seniors are unaware of the availability of no-cost clinical preventive health services. The new “HAPPI” program aims to remedy that.

Hospitals Urged To Avoid Serving Meat From Livestock Raised on Antibiotics

UC-San Francisco scientists are lobbying health care providers — specifically hospitals — to stop serving meat from animals raised with antibiotics, saying the practice is endangering human health.

CIRM’s New Stem Cell Bank Up, Running

California’s taxpayer-supported stem cell agency opened the door to the world’s largest public stem cell bank last month, moving closer to the goal of new treatments and cures through regenerative medicine.