November 23, 2020 | Sammy Caiola
As nursing homes struggle to contain COVID-19 outbreaks, more people are trying to hire in-home caregivers for their elderly loved ones. But California home care agencies say recruitment has been a struggle during the pandemic.
November 20, 2020 | Mike Hagerty
CapRadio spoke with Dr. Lee Riley, an infectious disease specialist at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, who said the curfew will only impact a small number of people.
November 20, 2020 | Sammy Caiola
Hospitals say they’ve learned a lot since the start of the pandemic, and are now preparing for a flood of patients expected to hit later this month. But if you have a surgery or a cancer screening coming up, assume your appointment will stand.
November 19, 2020 | Chris Hagan | Sammy Caiola | Kris Hooks
California announced Thursday a curfew order to slow the state's surging coronavirus outbreak ahead of the holidays. Here's when it starts, who it affects and how the state will enforce it (it won't).
November 18, 2020 | Pauline Bartolone | Emily Zentner
Pacific Islanders and Native Hawaiians have the highest rates of COVID-19 in Sacramento County and statewide. But members of the community are stepping up to bring those infections down.
November 17, 2020 | Sarah Mizes-Tan | Nick Miller
County Health Director Dr. Peter Beilenson says he made “a significant mistake” when he used the slur at Tuesday’s board of supervisors meeting, when supporting a resolution to declare racism a public health crisis.
November 16, 2020 | Nicole Nixon | Kris Hooks
Twenty-eight counties will slide back into the more restrictive purple tier this week, signaling widespread COVID-19 transmission. That means 94% of California’s population will be facing new restrictions by Tuesday, if they are not already.
November 16, 2020 | Nicole Nixon
The progressive congresswoman is regularly named as a possible replacement for Sen. Kamala Harris, who will soon move to the White House as Vice President-elect.
November 13, 2020 | Sammy Caiola
Sacramento County is teaming up with trusted organizations in underserved neighborhoods to urge low-income people, homeless individuals and others to get the flu shot to reduce impact on hospitals during COVID-19.
November 13, 2020 | Sammy Caiola
Supporters of Prop 14 say the new money will be vital to keeping stem cell research alive in California. But opponents of the measure say the agency shouldn’t still be relying on state money.
Health Care NEWSNovember 23, 2020
As more hospitals across the U.S. reach the level of rationing care, NPR explains what that move, called "crisis standards of care," means in practical terms.
November 23, 2020
When Kansas issued a mask mandate, 81 counties opted out. Researchers found coronavirus infection rates rose sharply in the opt-out counties, while falling in those that required masks.
November 23, 2020
In Kansas City, hospitals are treating local COVID-19 patients as well as patients transferred from rural counties in Missouri and Kansas, where there's no mandate or culture for wearing masks.
November 20, 2020
As COVID-19 hospitalizations surge, new data released by the federal government show how many hospitals are struggling with staffing.
November 20, 2020
The federal government released data showing that the number of hospitals with staffing shortages is rapidly increasing. NPR digs into what these data illuminate and what data might be kept hidden.
