September 25, 2018 | Sammy Caiola
As California wildfire seasons get longer, hotter and more dangerous, hospitals are finding preparing for disasters is crucial.
September 25, 2018
The Art From The Heart fundraiser to help young HIV-positive students attend college will take place on Sept. 29 at the Apothic Heart Tattoo Collective. We preview the event with Capital City AIDS Fund President Joyce Mitchell.
September 25, 2018
CapRadio Health Care Reporter Sammy Caiola and Amador County Mental Health Programs Coordinator Stephanie Hess recap our project on rural suicide and tell us how the county is moving forward.
September 24, 2018 | Sammy Caiola
New laws regarding Medi-Cal work requirements, barebones health plans, insurance company spending and universal health care got Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature over the weekend.
September 24, 2018 | Sammy Caiola
As California schools change youth sports protocols to prevent concussions, doctors are also taking a closer look at how to treat these injuries in kids.
September 21, 2018 | Sammy Caiola
California could soon require doctors to screen moms for postpartum depression and other disorders. If left untreated, maternal mental health challenges can lead to poor birth outcomes and childhood behavioral issues.
September 13, 2018 | Sammy Caiola
Amador County residents and social service providers say there’s a serious lack of services and awareness around mental illness in the community. They’re planning to use a special cache of leftover state funding to solve the problem.
September 12, 2018 | Sammy Caiola
Experts say a combination of increasing government assistance programs and policies to lower housing costs would be necessary to bring California’s poverty rate down.
September 11, 2018
CapRadio Healthcare Reporter Sammy Caiola is spending six months reporting on the high rate of suicide in Amador County and how residents are trying to tackle it.
September 10, 2018 | Sammy Caiola
Amador has the third-highest suicide rate of any county in California — about three times the state average and the top 20 counties on the list are some of the most remote and least populous places in the state.
