Health CareNew VA study finds Paxlovid may cut the risk of long COVIDNovember 9, 2022For those at high risk, Pfizer's antiviral drug helps stave off severe COVID-19. Now research suggests it may also reduce their chances of long COVID.
Health CareWhat public health experts expect for COVID-19 in California this winterNovember 3, 2022 | Kate WolffeTwo of California’s top public health experts say a winter COVID surge is highly likely and that getting immunized should be a first priority, even for children. Drs. Erica Pan and Robert Wachter also express concern about long COVID’s unknowns. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentWould Prop. 1 allow abortions after fetal viability? Legal experts say noOctober 31, 2022Opponents of Proposition 1 argue it would expand California abortion law to allow late-term procedures for any reason, but the measure’s supporters and legal experts dispute that interpretation.
Health CareCalifornia cancer care isn’t equitable; a new law might helpOctober 31, 2022Low-income patients who need specialized cancer treatment often struggle to get it. Advocates say a new law is a small step toward improving services for those patients.
Health CareShopping for ACA health insurance? Here’s what’s new this yearOctober 31, 2022Consumers may find relief in some key changes made by Congress and the Biden administration, although other issues remain unsettled.
Health CareCalifornia coronavirus updates: Monkeypox in rural communities highlights disparities in resources and careOctober 31, 2022When a case of monkeypox was reported in Nevada’s Humboldt County in August, it was the state’s first detected occurrence of the virus in a rural area.
Health CareWhen monkeypox reaches rural communities, it collides with strained public health systemsOctober 30, 2022In Nevada, local health officials are assessing the threat of monkeypox, but their response may be hampered by historically limited public health infrastructure worn thin by the covid-19 pandemic.
State GovernmentCalifornia patients fear fallout from third dialysis ballot measureOctober 29, 2022Proposition 29 would require clinics to have a doctor, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant present at every clinic while patients are being treated.
Health CareCDC paves way for California to require school COVID vaccines — but lawmakers have given up for nowOctober 27, 2022The CDC added the COVID vaccine to its childhood immunization schedule, which eventually could change California’s student vaccination requirements.
Health CareOmicron keeps finding new evolutionary tricks to outsmart our immunityOctober 25, 2022SARS-CoV-2 is evolving "rapidly," spawning one new variant after another. But omicron continues to dominate, raising new questions about how evolution of the virus is headed.
