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Health Care Feature Stories
California Seeks Middle Ground with Underground Raw Milk Producers
May 3, 2012Selling raw milk in California is legal – if you have a license. But there’s a movement among cow owners who are producing unpasteurized milk without one. State food safety officials are trying to figure out how to deal with them.
Raw Milk: Healthy or Hazardous?
May 2, 2012A staple of the American diet is stirring up new tension around public health and personal choice. Public health officials warn of its potentially deadly consequences. But producers say more people are turning to them for the unpastuerized drink.
Virtual Reality Sheds Light on Learning with Autism
Apr 30, 2012UC Davis is using virtual reality to learn how autistic adolescents manage to think, talk and interact at the same time. They hope the study will help the estimated 740,000 autistic kids in public schools get more from the classroom.
An Ounce of Prevention
Apr 6, 2012Capital Public Radio's latest one-hour documentary profiles community health innovators in California and Mexico who are working to help people become more resilient and require less medical care.
Hospital Coaches Frequent E.R. Users To Improve Care, Reduce Costs
Apr 2, 2012Studies show that a small number of frequent visitors to emergency rooms are often responsible for a disproportionate share of the cost. One hospital in Visalia, California is tacking this problem through intensive "life-coaching."
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California Advocates, Lawmakers Oppose Governor's Proposed Clinic Payment Changes
Monday, May 21, 2012Governor Jerry Brown wants to change the way the state pays community clinics in California, but he doesn’t have support from clinics or state lawmakers.
Business Journal: State Pay Cuts, Health Care Reform, New Composite Owner
Friday, May 18, 2012California’s state government is a big part of the local economy. In his weekly roundup of economic news, Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson says Governor Jerry Brown’s revised budget proposal is not good news.
Proposed Budget Revision Means Less Money for Health and Social Services
Monday, May 14, 2012The Governor's revised budget shows a half billion dollars in new spending reductions to health providers and home care.
California Recalls Raw Milk Products from Organic Pastures
Friday, May 11, 2012Some raw dairy products are being taken off grocery store shelves in California because they might be a health hazard.
Family Doctors for the Poor May Get a Pay Raise
Wednesday, May 09, 2012Primary care doctors in California who serve the poor could get a pay increase for the next two years.
Proposition 29 Would Increase Tobacco Tax
Monday, May 07, 2012In the upcoming June Primary election, California voters will decide the fate of two ballot measures. Proposition 29, which would raise the tobacco tax to pay for cancer research.
California Seeks Middle Ground with Underground Raw Milk Producers
Thursday, May 03, 2012Selling raw milk in California is legal – if you have a license. But there’s a movement among cow owners who are producing unpasteurized milk without one. State food safety officials are trying to figure out how to deal with them.
Raw Milk: Healthy or Hazardous?
Wednesday, May 02, 2012A staple of the American diet is stirring up new tension around public health and personal choice. Public health officials warn of its potentially deadly consequences. But producers say more people are turning to them for the unpastuerized drink.
Sac County's Health Officer-To-Be Discusses Access, Disparities, Chronic Disease and more
Monday, January 23, 2012Dr. Olivia Kasirye will become Sacramento's new Health Officer pending confirmation by the Board of Supervisors on February 7. Currently the El Dorado County Health Officer, Kasirye received her medical degree in Uganda and her masters at UC Davis.
Curbing The Stigma Of Mental Illness
Monday, January 23, 2012Sacramento County is launching an anti-stigma campaign designed to reduce the stigma and discrimination that accompany mental health problems. Interim program director Jane Ann LeBlanc and mental health advocate Andrea Hilerman-Crook explain.
Insight: Pension Reform Initiative / Infertility Study / Singing Saxtress
Monday, August 1, 2011We talk pension reform with players on both side of what may become a heated debate in the 2012 election. UC Davis scientists have linked infertility to genetics. The Singing Saxtress Ava Lemert performs in our studio.
Insight: Loss of Large Predators / Mammography Study / State Fair Poster Art / The Kimberly Trip
Friday, July 29, 2011Women and doctors should think twice about expensive mammography tests, according to a new study. Will the decline of large predators disrupt food chains? Two top rock poster artists in town for the State Fair. The Kimberly Trip performs in-studio.
Insight: SacPress / Medication Adherence / Ethiopian Infanticide / Ottmar Liebert
Tuesday, July 5, 2011David Watts Barton discusses what's in the news. Many Americans aren't taking medication properly. Levi Benkert talks about about rescuing children from tribal infanticide in Ethiopia. And Ottmar Lieberman plays nouveau flamenco guitar in our studio
Insight: Public Safety Cuts / Rabies Survivor / Leo McElroy / Misner & Smith
Monday, June 20, 2011Meet the UC Davis doctor who treated 8-year-old Precious Reynolds. She had a mysterious case of rabies and, against the odds, survived. Also, political journalist and analyst Leo McElroy on his new memoir. And, musical duo Misner and Smith.
Insight: State Redistricting / Consider the Conversation / Andy Frank Honored / Charlie Bamforth
Monday, June 13, 2011We'll talk with Stan Forbes about how the Redistricting Commission came up with its proposed maps for new state congressional districts. Also, a documentary about end-of-life care debuts in Folsom. Plus, UC Davis professor honored and we talk beer
Insight: Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan / Hank Shaw / Anne Frank Play / Sac Jazz Festival
Friday, May 27, 2011A government program offers an option for some people with pre-existing conditions to get health insurance. Also, local food blogger releases first book. Plus, B Street Theatre takes on new play about Anne Frank. And, the Sac Jazz Festival begins.
Woman Charged In Death Of Fetus Is Out Of Jail
Shuai, a Chinese immigrant who lives in Indiana, is still facing charges of murder and feticide following a failed suicide attempt in Dec. 2010, when she was 33 weeks pregnant.
Trained Interpreters Can Help Prevent Medical Errors
Though they may be well-meaning, not to mention more affordable than trained interpreters, relying on accidental interpreters, such as family members, during medical treatment isn't the best idea, research has found.
Catholic Groups Sue Obama Administration Over Birth Control Rule
More than 40 Catholic educational, charitable and other entities filed a dozen lawsuits in federal court around the nation Monday, charging that the Obama Administration's rule requiring coverage of birth control in most health insurance plans violates their religious freedom.
Capital Public Radio Multimedia Documentaries
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Sacramento Violence Intervention Program (SVIP) is a collaboration between The Effort and Kaiser Permanente. The hospital-based peer intervention program aims to help injured youth and reduce involvement with the criminal justice system.
Toxic Town: A 3-Part Investigative Series
Wednesday, January 5, 2011The tiny, central California community of Kettleman City is located next to one of the country's largest toxic landfills. Many residents blame landfill toxins for the town's undrinkable water, health risks and birth defects. John Sepulvado reports.
Dina's Diary - Journey of a Cancer Survivor
Breast cancer survivor Dina Howard shares the story of her powerful, personal journey through treatment in this award winning documentary. She doesn't just talk about the ordeal. Dina documents her chemotherapy, radiation treatments and surgeries.