Skip to content
CapRadio

CapRadio

signal status listen live donate
listen live donate signal status
listen live donate signal status
  • News
    • topics
    • State Government
    • Environment
    • Health Care
    • Race and Equity
    • Business
    • Arts and Lifestyle
    • Food and Sustainability
    • PolitiFact California
  • Music
    • genres
    • Classical
    • Jazz
    • Eclectic
    • Daily Playlist
  • Programs + Podcasts
    • news
    • Morning Edition
    • All Things Considered
    • Marketplace
    • Insight With Vicki Gonzalez
    • music
    • Acid Jazz
    • At the Opera
    • Classical Music
    • Connections
    • Excellence in Jazz
    • Hey, Listen!
    • K-ZAP on CapRadio
    • Mick Martin's Blues Party
    • Programs A-Z
    • Podcast Directory
  • Schedules
    • News
    • Music
    • ClassicalStream
    • JazzStream
    • Weekly Schedule
    • Daily Playlist
  • Community
    • Events Calendar
    • CapRadio Garden
    • CapRadio Reads
    • Ticket Giveaways
  • Support
    • Evergreen Gift
    • One-Time Gift
    • Corporate Support
    • Vehicle Donation
    • Stock Gift
    • Legacy Gift
    • Endowment Gift
    • Benefits
    • Member FAQ
    • e‑Newsletter
    • Drawing Winners
    • Thank You Gifts
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Close Menu
 We Get Support From:
Become a Supporter 
 We Get Support From:
Become a Supporter 

Stories related to: medical

Health Care

Screening Your Teen for Scoliosis? There's An App for That

September 5, 2017 | Sammy Caiola

A new app could offer a more reliable way to screen adolescents for spine curvature.

Listen
/
Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
DarkoStojanovic / Pixabay

Health Care

Calif. Department Of Public Health Issues Hantavirus Warning

July 27, 2017 | Drew Sandsor

The California Department of Public Health has issued a warning about hantavirus, which is spread through contact with rodents and their droppings, urine or saliva.

A. / Flickr

Health Care

Critics Raise Concerns As Calif. Approaches One-Year Anniversary Of Aid In Dying Law

June 7, 2017 | Sally Schilling

As California approaches the one-year anniversary of its aid-in-dying law, critics are raising concerns about doctors taking advantage of terminally ill patients.

Listen
/
Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.

Health Care

Patients, Nurses Call For More Regulation Of Dialysis Clinics

May 23, 2017 | Sally Schilling

A group of patients and nurses is calling for more regulation of dialysis clinics which they claim are often operating under unsafe conditions.

Listen
/
Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
DarkoStojanovic / Pixabay

Three Sacramento County Schools Closed Due To Norovirus Outbreak

May 4, 2017

Thirty-three students, five teachers and some parents came down with the intestinal illness.

Health Care

Mother Brings Awareness To Rare Deadly Disease That Took Life Of Her Child

April 10, 2017 | Ja'Nel Johnson

A mother is bringing awareness to a rare and deadly disease that took the life of her child. This devastating disease was the subject of a conference at UC Davis.

Listen
/
Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
StockMonkeys.com / Flickr

Health Care

Health Care Policy Experts Criticize "The American Health Care Act" Proposal

March 7, 2017 | Ja'Nel Johnson

California health care policy experts who back the Affordable Care Act Tuesday criticized a proposal from House Republicans to repeal and replace the law.

Health Care

Uncertainty For California Program Extending Health Coverage To Undocumented Children

November 30, 2016 | Ja'Nel Johnson

Health coverage for all undocumented children in California began earlier this year, but it may be short-lived under President-elect Donald Trump.

Health Care

People With Sleep Apnea Are At Increased Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease

November 21, 2016 | Ja'Nel Johnson

Study finds people with sleep apnea can experience changes in their blood pressure in as little as six hours after falling asleep.

A. / Flickr

Health Care

Antibiotic Prescriptions, Resistance Focus of UC Davis Study

October 7, 2016 | Ja'Nel Johnson

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will fund a year-long study at UC Davis for researchers to test out ways to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions and preserve the effectiveness of the medication.

 

  older

We Get Support From:
Become a Supporter

Back to Top

  • CapRadio

    7055 Folsom Boulevard
    Sacramento, CA 95826-2625

    • (916) 278-8900
    • Toll-free (877) 480-5900
    • Email Us
    • Submit a News Tip
  • Contact Us

  • About Us

    • Contact Us / Feedback
    • Coverage
    • Directions
    • Careers & Internships
    • Mission / Vision / Core Values
    • Press
    • Staff Directory
    • Board of Directors
  • Listening Options

    • Mobile App
    • On Air Schedules
    • Smart Speakers
    • Playlist
    • Podcasts
    • RSS
  • Connect With Us

    •  Facebook
    •  Twitter
    •  Instagram
    •  YouTube
  • Donate

  • Listen

  • Newsletters

CapRadio stations are licensed to California State University, Sacramento. © 2022, Capital Public Radio. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Website Feedback FCC Public Files: KXJZ KKTO KUOP KQNC KXPR KXSR KXJS. For assistance accessing our public files, please call 916-278-8900 or email us.