Health CareSacramento's street medicine teams bring health care directly to unsheltered residentsDecember 28, 2022 | Kate WolffeLast year Sacramento saw an unprecedented number of homeless deaths city-wide. Groups like Sacramento Street Medicine are hoping to help cut that number down by visiting encampments and directly connecting unsheltered residents to health care. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareTips for making holiday gatherings safer (or deciding when to skip them)December 19, 2022 | Janelle SalangaHealth experts share tips on how to keep yourself and your family healthy, so if you choose to gather to celebrate, virus is less likely to join you.
Health CareAfter tuition, books, and room and board, colleges’ rising health fees hit a nerveDecember 18, 2022Many colleges require students to have health insurance coverage, and the college option can be costly. In addition, some schools mandate that students pay a fee to cover health services on campus.
Health CareTo attract in-home caregivers, California offers paid training — and self-careDecember 10, 2022Turnover ails a program that allows low-income people who are older or disabled to age in place. To attract new workers and improve retention, the state is paying caregivers to develop new skills.
Health CareHealth officials urge residents to mask, get vaccinated as Sacramento-area respiratory virus rates spikeDecember 9, 2022 | Kate Wolffe | Claire MorganHigh COVID-19 transmission rates have moved Sacramento, Yolo, Placer, El Dorado and San Joaquin counties from “low” to “medium” level for COVID-19 danger, changing some indoor masking guidelines.
More street medicine teams tackle the homeless health care crisisDecember 8, 2022Homeless people often have sporadic or no access to health care, resulting in costly, chronic conditions. A new statewide effort encourages Medi-Cal insurers to partner with street teams to improve care.
Health CareThe supply of COVID antivirals is increasing, but many patients aren’t using themDecember 7, 2022Health officials say a key difference between this upcoming winter and the last two is the wider availability of COVID antivirals like Paxlovid. But many infected people aren’t aware of their availability or have difficulty accessing them.
Health CareThe disability tax: medical bills remain inaccessible for many blind AmericansDecember 4, 2022Health insurers and health care systems across the country are violating disability rights laws by sending medical bills that blind and visually impaired people cannot read, a KHN investigation has found.
Health CareA new use for dating apps: chasing STDsDecember 3, 2022For contact tracers of sexually transmitted diseases, telephones and text messages have become ineffective. Dating apps increasingly are their best bet for informing people of their exposure risks.
Health CareAncient lung disease strikes countertop cutters in LADecember 3, 2022Since Jan. 2016, at least 30 stone fabricators in the Los Angeles area have been diagnosed with an accelerated form of silicosis, an incurable, and deadly, dust-related illness. The evidence suggests silica-rich synthetic stone is to blame.
