September 4, 2020 | Sammy Caiola
With demand for mental health services at a high due to COVID-19, California clinicians and nonprofit staff are finding remote ways to try to prevent suicides, especially among teens, veterans and other high-risk groups.
September 2, 2020 | Sammy Caiola
California counties have more flexibility to open businesses under the state’s new COVID-19 color coding system. But counties have to weigh those options against the risk of new cases popping up.
September 2, 2020 | Sammy Caiola
As COVID-19 makes it harder for low-income Sacramentans to put meals on the table, a group of mothers is trying to make healthy food more accessible.
August 29, 2020
The new law, aimed at keeping flavored tobacco products away from youth, was cast by opponents as being discriminatory against African American smokers who favor menthol cigarettes.
August 27, 2020 | Emily Zentner
The data around COVID-19 can be difficult to fully digest. Here’s what you need to know to help you understand Sacramento County’s COVID-19 data dashboard.
August 27, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new deal Wednesday with a diagnostics company that he says will add 150,000 more tests a day, with results back in 24 to 48 hours.
August 26, 2020 | Sammy Caiola
Under a new “cohort” model, some school children will be able to learn and play in person, so long as they stay completely separate from any other group.
August 26, 2020
Watch live at 12 p.m. as California Gov. Gavin Newsom provides an update on wildfires and COVID-19 in the state.
August 25, 2020
Watch live at 12 p.m. as California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly gives an update on COVID-19 in the state.
August 20, 2020 | Sammy Caiola
Wildfire smoke, high temperatures and COVID-19 are posing concurrent health threats to Californians. Experts have advice on what to do, and in what protection.
Health Care NEWSSeptember 18, 2020
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Dr. Christopher Friese of the University of Michigan School of Nursing about what the impact of losing health care workers to COVID-19 could have on the profession.
September 17, 2020
Some people have skipped care because of finances or fear of the virus, doctors say. Others find medical practices closed to new patients. Many are suffering health consequences, an NPR poll finds.
September 16, 2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released plans for the distribution of coronavirus vaccines. The logistical challenges could be as daunting as the scientific ones.
September 16, 2020
An NPR poll finds 72% of Latino households in the United States are facing serious financial problems — double the share of whites who report this. Major health problems are mounting, too.
September 15, 2020
According to data reported to the CDC, 121 children died from COVID-19 between February and July of this year. And 78% of the children who died were Hispanic, Black or Native American.
