January 19, 2022
The omicron variant of COVID-19 has hit California’s teacher workforce so hard that many schools are weighing closure and in some cases forced to dip into emergency days.
January 19, 2022
With the highly contagious omicron variant surging in California, UC Davis Medical Center is reporting a record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations.
January 18, 2022 | Janelle Salanga
As the pandemic has continued, and as omicron spreads, our understanding of the virus has changed. We asked a health expert to explain how it spreads, how long droplets stay in a room, and what you can do to improve a cloth mask (answer: not much).
January 17, 2022
The number of California children diagnosed with COVID-19 during the omicron variant surge has “skyrocketed,” challenging earlier notions that the coronavirus largely bypassed children. Child vaccination rates are relatively low, and children who con
January 17, 2022 | Megan Manata | Vicki Gonzalez
Sacramento County is working on a new program to make schools in the system into “one-stop shops” with mental health for students by hiring social workers and clinicians to address the growing mental health needs of the community.
January 17, 2022
The CDC says high-filtration masks like N95s provide the best protection. Here's how to find a good one — and avoid the fakes. Plus tips on how to fit them and how long to wear them.
January 15, 2022
Although state and federal rules require COVID tests to be free or covered by health insurance, people often have to pay hundreds of dollars upfront.
January 15, 2022
The Biden administration announced Friday that Americans can begin ordering free at-home COVID-19 tests starting Jan. 19. Orders can be placed using the website COVIDtests.gov.
January 14, 2022 | Janelle Salanga
With the omicron surge throughout California and Sacramento ongoing, UCSF professor Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo talks about how she’s navigating the surge, including how she’s evaluating everyday activities.
January 13, 2022 | Kris Hooks
As of Jan. 13, 76 people at the county’s main jail have the virus, and another 48 are positive at the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center in Elk Grove.
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January 18, 2022
A beloved pizzeria owner in Brimfield, Mass., had COVID-19 and needed dialysis, but it wasn't available at the hospital where he died. The health system is "breaking down," a hospital CEO says.
January 18, 2022
When he came into office, Biden launched an ambitious seven-point plan for defeating the virus. Here's how experts score his results.
January 17, 2022
Some consumers "have gone months" without realizing someone had improperly enrolled them in ACA health plans, with tax credits that may need repaying. A proposed new rule would stop the practice.
January 16, 2022
Blood supplies are low at hospitals across the country, and the American Red Cross hopes people will continue to donate blood in order to bolster supplies.
January 16, 2022
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks to Duke University Hospital emergency physician Dr. Daniel Buckland about the state of his hospital as the Omicron variant surges.
