January 31, 2019 | Sammy Caiola
State lawmakers received a first look Friday at the costs tied to an ambitious plan to provide health insurance for more California residents.
January 30, 2019 | Sammy Caiola
New data from the Sacramento County Child Death Review Team indicates that the rate of African-American child deaths was roughly 55 per 100,000 in 2016 — down 32 percent from 2015.
January 28, 2019 | Sammy Caiola
California kids living in traffic polluted areas may be at higher risk for obesity than those who grow up around clean air, according to new research from the University of Southern California.
January 21, 2019 | Sammy Caiola
A new California law requires hospitals to find homeless patients a place to stay and offer them a meal, clothing and other services before discharging them. Hospital staff say it’s well-intended, but easier said than done.
January 16, 2019 | Sammy Caiola
About two-thirds of last year’s big pile of bills designed to tackle the opioid crisis became law. Here’s what they do.
January 14, 2019 | Sammy Caiola
Teachers and medical professionals say screenings could improve academic performance and prevent chronic illness down the line.
January 14, 2019 | Cody Drabble
Peter V. Lee with Covered California joins Insight to respond to the health care budget proposals unveiled last week.
January 10, 2019 | Ben Adler | Chris Nichols | Sammy Caiola
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first proposed budget follows former Gov. Jerry Brown’s pattern of allocating billions of dollars in reserves while making large investments in early childhood development, education, healthcare and emergency readiness.
January 9, 2019 | Sammy Caiola
A growing number of researchers are pushing ‘precision medicine’ — a new approach where doctors draw on a patient’s history and DNA to find the best treatment.
January 9, 2019
(AP) — U.S. health officials are declaring an end to a food poisoning outbreak blamed on romaine lettuce from California.
