Health CareSome adults can now get a second shot of the bivalent COVID-19 vaccineApril 20, 2023The Food and Drug Administration appears poised to make available the COVID-19 vaccines that target omicron as a second booster for people with weak immune systems and those ages 65 and older.
Health CareCalls for Senator Feinstein to resign raise ‘difficult’ questions about aging. Here’s how to have that conversation with loved ones.April 18, 2023 | Vicki GonzalezCapRadio’s Vicki Gonzalez spoke with a Sacramento gerontologist who broke down how to navigate conversations around aging with loved ones. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareThe rate of older Californians dying of malnutrition has acceleratedApril 16, 2023Californians 85 and older are especially susceptible to malnutrition. They accounted for almost three in five malnutrition deaths in the state last year.
Health CareCalifornia stockpiles abortion pills as conflicting federal court rulings leave providers in limboApril 12, 2023 | Vicki GonzalezA U.S. appeals court ruled Thursday in favor of continuing access to a contested abortion pill as high-profile federal cases play out. When combined with another medication, the pill accounts for more than half of the abortions in the nation. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareAs Sacramento County begins the process of dropping people from Medi-Cal, local organizations brace for impactApril 12, 2023 | Kate WolffeDue to a federal pandemic-era policy, states stopped taking people off Medicaid, and enrollment in counties like Sacramento soared. Now, those counties are going over their rosters, and millions of Californians are expected to be disenrolled. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareCalifornia changed mask mandates in healthcare settings. How are Sacramento region providers responding?April 12, 2023 | Janelle SalangaHere’s a list of major healthcare settings and how they’ve changed their masking requirements. Per the Americans with Disabilities Act, you can still legally request your healthcare provider wear a mask during appointments.
Health CareWhat can California do about abortion pill ruling? Not muchApril 10, 2023A ruling that suspends federal approval for medication abortion will not be easy for California abortion access advocates to overcome. Unless it’s reversed on appeal, the drug will likely be pulled from pharmacy shelves.
Health CareGov. Newsom wanted California to cut ties with Walgreens. Then federal law got in the way.April 9, 2023Gov. Gavin Newsom declared that California would cut ties with Walgreens after the company said it would not distribute abortion pills in some states.
Health CareRaincoats, undies, school uniforms: Are your clothes dripping in ‘forever chemicals’?April 5, 2023The full health risks of wearing apparel made with PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” are still unknown. But states are taking action so clothing makers will remove them.
Health CareCalifornia may change its mental health funding. Why that might cut some servicesApril 3, 2023California may change how it allocates mental health funding, which some fear will cut some existing services.
