Health CarePlumas Schools Weigh Response To Opioid EpidemicJune 15, 2017 | Ali BudnerPlumas County has California's highest death rate from prescription opioid overdoses. This year the state made it legal for schools to stock the overdose reversal drug, but that might be easier said than done in Plumas. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareSacramento Firefighters Get Special Wipes In Effort To Reduce Risk Of CancerJune 9, 2017 | Randol WhiteFirefighters in Sacramento will now use specialized wipes to clean smoke residue and soot from their faces and other exposed areas.
Health CareCalifornia's Aid-In-Dying Law Marks One Year AnniversaryJune 9, 2017 | Sally LongeneckerFriday marks the one-year anniversary of California's "Aid In Dying" law. The law is still being challenged in court.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezReflection On State's Historic End Of Life Law June 9, 2017 | Chris RemingtonCalifornia Assembly Member Susan Eggman, from Stockton, authored AB-15, which ultimately became California’s new End of Life law last year. She joins Insight with reflections on the historic change, on the law's first anniversary. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezOn Choosing Aid Of Dying One Year LaterJune 9, 2017 | Chris RemingtonElizabeth Wallner previously shared her story on Insight about fighting late-stage cancer. She plans to end her life if her health deteriorates significantly. She joins Insight with an update on her situation. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareCritics Raise Concerns As Calif. Approaches One-Year Anniversary Of Aid In Dying LawJune 7, 2017 | Sally LongeneckerAs 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 CareSingle-Payer Bill Met With Skepticism On Its Accessibility To Health CareJune 5, 2017 | Sally LongeneckerNow that the California Senate has passed a single-payer health care bill, supporters and opponents both question how much more accessible health care would become to Californians if signed into law. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezWith The Deadline For Legislation Here, Which Bills Passed, And Which Didn't?June 2, 2017Friday marks a key deadline for legislation to successfully exit its house of origin and move on to be voted on in the Assembly. Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler reviews whether cap-and-trade, single-payer health care and other legislation lives. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezA Sacramento Fitness Expert And His 'Philosophy Of Strength' June 2, 2017Chip Conrad, founder and owner of BodyTribe Fitness, is trying to change the way people view daily exercise. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentThursday Capitol Roundup: Single-Payer Healthcare, Cap-and-Trade, Affordable HousingJune 1, 2017 | Amy Quinton | Ben AdlerUPDATE at 11:15pm: Efforts to create a statewide single-payer health care system and address housing affordability have advanced in the California Legislature. But rival bills to extend cap-and-trade both stalled in the Assembly.
