California coronavirus updates: Americans' personalities may have shifted during the pandemic
October 5, 2022
If you’ve recently taken a COVID-19 booster shot and started feeling ill, you turn to an at-home COVID-19 test to suss out your symptoms.
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California set to become a refuge for transgender health care under new law
September 30, 2022
Lawmakers approved a bill to protect those receiving or providing transgender health care in California from prosecution under a wave of legislation in other states.
California coronavirus updates: California extends state’s COVID-19 supplemental sick leave
September 30, 2022
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill Friday that will extend the state's COVID-19 sick leave policy which was set to expire.
After being bitten by a rabid fox, a congressman wants cheaper rabies treatments
September 29, 2022
California Rep. Ami Bera was bitten by a rabid fox on Capitol Hill in April. He's OK, but now, he wants to make sure the cost of the lifesaving treatment isn't a burden for those who need it.
As state sets higher Medi-Cal contract standards, some providers predict major disruptions
September 26, 2022
The state’s new Medi-Cal contracts are part of an overhaul to improve patient care. But some say the new providers aren’t fully prepared to handle more Medi-Cal patients.
Flu is expected to flare up in U.S. this winter, raising fears of a 'twindemic'
September 23, 2022
After virtually disappearing for the last two years, there are troubling clues that the flu could come roaring back this year, to cause trouble alongside COVID.
Joe Biden says the COVID-19 pandemic is over. This is what the data tells us
September 20, 2022
Biden's comments — made as officials try to convince Americans to get a new booster shot and the White House seeks $22 billion in new COVID funding — were "unfortunate," several epidemiologists said.
So you haven't caught COVID yet. Does that mean you're a superdodger?
September 14, 2022
A new study suggests that. yes, there are superdodgers. But explaining why they've been able to avoid the virus is a bit complicated.
California and New York Aim to Curb Diet Pill Sales to Minors
September 13, 2022
California and New York would be the first states to require anyone under 18 to obtain prescriptions to purchase over-the-counter weight loss products, which some research has linked to eating disorders.
Children in Northern California learn to cope with wildfire trauma
September 10, 2022
As California wildfires grow more intense, frequent, and widespread, many children who live through them are experiencing lasting psychological trauma such as anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder.