Labs With No One to Run Them: Why Public Health Workers Are Fleeing the Field
November 2, 2021
Across California, public health departments are losing experienced staffers to exhaustion, partisan politics and jobs that pay more for less work.
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CDC recommends Pfizer's COVID vaccine for children ages 5 through 11
November 2, 2021
Kids ages 5 to 11 will soon be able to get Pfizer's low-dose COVID vaccine. CDC advisers reviewed data showing it's safe and 90.7% effective. They say benefits outweigh the risks in this age group.
A California court says drug companies aren't liable for the state's opioid crisis
November 2, 2021
In a ruling issued late Monday, state superior court Judge Peter J. Wilson found the companies, including Johnson & Johnson, aren't "legally liable" for the opioid crisis.
Covered California enrollment starts with extra federal boost for low and middle-income families
November 1, 2021 | Sammy Caiola
Enrollment for Covered California, the state’s health insurance marketplace, is now open. And this year, health officials say there is extra federal assistance available to low and middle-income families.
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California says it's ready to vaccinate younger kids against COVID-19 when federal approval comes
October 27, 2021 | Nicole Nixon
State health officials are urging eligible Californians to get booster shots to avoid another winter surge, while also planning how to vaccinate 3.5 million children ages 5-11 with federal approval a COVID-19 vaccine for younger kids expected soon.
What you need to know about COVID boosters
October 26, 2021
You've seen the headlines about COVID boosters. But what does it all mean for you? Here's how to sort through the science and figure out if and when you need a booster and which one to get.
COVID and the flu: Is a ‘twindemic’ threat lurking again?
October 23, 2021
Experts hope continued masking will reduce this season’s dual threat of COVID and flu.
California hired a border wall company for COVID-19 response, including vaccinating migrants
October 19, 2021 | Scott Rodd
California used hundreds of medical staff from SLSCO to test and vaccinate undocumented Californians. That included work at community health centers around the state and along the border for newly arrived migrants.
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Hospitals brace for strikes as California workers protest staff shortages
October 17, 2021
Long-simmering disputes with unions over staffing are reaching crisis points. Almost a third of California hospitals report insufficient numbers of critical workers, including nurses, technicians and janitors.
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Can we gather this winter? COVID-19 is slowing in California, but experts still say to be careful.
October 14, 2021 | Sammy Caiola
COVID-19 vaccines will likely spare California from another fall and winter surge, but the pandemic isn’t over and precautions are still needed this holiday season.
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More veterans with PTSD will soon get help from service dogs. Thank the 'PAWS' Act
November 26, 2021
Service dogs have long helped veterans with vision or mobility problems. Now the PAWS Veterans Therapy Act will help connect specially trained dogs to some veterans with symptoms of traumatic stress.
Voice-only telehealth may go away with pandemic rules expiring
November 23, 2021
State rules were temporarily loosened in 2020 to help patients get care outside a doctor's office. But is telehealth by phone safe and effective? State legislatures and insurers must soon decide.
Doctors are mad about surprise billing rules. Becerra says stop gouging patients
November 22, 2021
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra says health providers who have exploited a complicated system to charge exorbitant rates will have to bear their share of the cost — or close.
CDC backs expansion of COVID boosters for all adults
November 19, 2021
A panel of vaccine advisors voted unanimously to expand authorization of boosters for anyone 18 and older. Just hours later CDC director Rochelle Walensky endorsed the recommendation.
The ER charged him $6,589.77 for 6 stitches, a cost that led his wife to avoid the ER
November 19, 2021
With few options for health care in their rural community, a Tennessee couple's experience with one outrageous bill could have led to a deadly delay when they needed help the most.
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