Health CareCoronavirus FAQ: I didn't get the latest COVID vaccine. Should I? And if so ... when?December 6, 2024If you haven't rolled up your sleeve for the jab, you're not alone. In fact, you're in the majority. Here's why doctors think the shot is important.
State GovernmentBills to reduce insulin and other prescription drug costs return to the California LegislatureDecember 4, 2024 | Megan MyscofskiGovernor Gavin Newsom vetoed the bills last legislative session, expressing doubt that they would have the intended effect.
Health CareRaw milk recall in California expands after tests detect more bird flu virusDecember 4, 2024A California farm has expanded a recall of raw milk sold in stores and has halted production. State health and agriculture officials say they found bird flu virus in additional samples of milk from Raw Farm of Fresno.
Sacramento RegionUC Davis Med Center workers embark on 2-day strikeNovember 20, 2024 | Laura FitzgeraldAFSCME Local 3299 members cite unfair labor practices by the University of California. But UC officials say they fundamentally disagree with the union’s characterization of negotiations.
Health CareA more severe strain of mpox has been detected in the U.S. for the first timeNovember 18, 2024The patient was traveling from East Africa, where the mpox disease is endemic. The CDC says the strain does not present a high risk to the general population.
Health CareIs it the flu or is it COVID? One at-home test can tell youNovember 18, 2024A new CDC report shows at least 16,000 lives were saved over a 12-month period. Experts say the U.S. is experiencing the biggest drop in fatal overdoses seen since the opioid crisis began in the 90s.
Health Care'Historic' drop in U.S. overdose deaths accelerates as fentanyl crisis easesNovember 15, 2024A new CDC report shows at least 16,000 lives were saved over a 12-month period. Experts say the U.S. is experiencing the biggest drop in fatal overdoses seen since the opioid crisis began in the 90s.
Health CareAs California taps pandemic stockpile for bird flu, officials keep close eye on spendingNovember 13, 2024California health officials began providing protective clothing to farmworkers months before the state’s first bird flu transmission to humans was announced in October.
Health CareTB reclaims title of deadliest infectious disease. That's an 'outrage' says WHONovember 8, 2024Dislodged by COVID early in the pandemic, tuberculosis is once again the infectious disease that takes the most lives each year. And the number of cases set a new record. What's going on?
State GovernmentPrepared for Trump’s comeback, California’s Attorney General is ready to fightNovember 7, 2024Attorney General Rob Bonta, a longtime champion of reproductive rights, is ready to lead California in the fight to protect abortion under Trump’s second presidency. In a Q&A, he shares how his upbringing prepared him for the role.
