Food and SustainabilityUC Davis 'Tomato Lab' Transforms Local Bounty Into DIY SkillsSeptember 29, 2016 | Julia MitricAt a UC Davis food lab home cooks learn "Do-It-Yourself" preservation skills using the bounty of local tomatoes. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareWill People Of Color In California Use The Aid In Dying Law?September 27, 2016 | Ja'Nel JohnsonMost people who have used an aid in dying drug in other states have been white and highly educated. Will California follow the same trend even with the state’s diverse demographics? Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareCalifornia And 35 Other States File Lawsuit Against Two Drug CompaniesSeptember 23, 2016California, the District of Columbia and 35 other states have filed a lawsuit against two drug companies for antitrust violations.
Health CareCalifornia Virologist Uses Lessons Learned From HIV To Develop Zika DrugSeptember 16, 2016 | Ja'Nel JohnsonResearchers over the world are working to develop a Zika vaccine. In California, one virologist is using his past success developing interventions for HIV, to help create a drug that would protect babies against Zika infection. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentAd War Over California's Tobacco Tax Hike ContinuesSeptember 14, 2016 | Chris NicholsSupporters of California’s Prop 56 – the proposed tobacco tax increase - launched a new statewide TV ad this week, warning about the dangers of smoking. The ad comes days after the tobacco industry raised another $18 million to fight the tax hike.
State GovernmentCalifornia's Uninsured Rate Falls But Poverty Rate Still HighSeptember 13, 2016 | Ben AdlerCalifornia has the highest poverty rate of any state in the nation when cost of living is taken into account, but it’s cut the number of medically uninsured residents nearly in half. Those are among the takeaways from newly-released U.S. Census data.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezShortage Of Maternal Healthcare Creates Crises In Parts Of CaliforniaSeptember 12, 2016There is a dire shortage of maternal healthcare in some parts of California. We’ll talk with CALmatters journalist Minerva Canto about the shortage of OB/GYN physicians in California. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareCalifornia Aims To Limit Surprise Medical BillsSeptember 11, 2016California Gov. Jerry Brown has on his desk a bill that aims to protect patients' pocketbooks when they're billed for treatment by an out-of-network provider at an in-network facility.
Health CareBill Would Eliminate Statute Of Limitations on RapeSeptember 6, 2016 | Ja'Nel JohnsonLawmakers and sexual assault victims are urging Governor Jerry Brown to sign a bill that would eliminate the statute of limitations on rape and other sex crimes.
State GovernmentBill Would Protect Nail Salon Workers And Customers From Chemical ExposureSeptember 6, 2016 | Ja'Nel JohnsonA new bill aims to protect the health of nail salon workers and their customers. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
