Health CareSacramento City Unified to stock Narcan, an opioid overdose medication, on all campusesOctober 18, 2022 | Vicki GonzalezVictoria Flores, who heads Student Support and Health Services at the district, said the Narcan will be stored with other life-saving medication like EpiPens and automated external defibrillator machines. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia will end COVID-19 state of emergency in 2023 – if there’s not a surgeOctober 17, 2022 | Nicole NixonCalifornia officials will wind down the remaining provisions of its COVID-19 state of emergency early next year, barring a winter surge in cases or new vaccine-resistant variant.
Health CareMonkeypox cases in the U.S. are way down — can the virus be eliminated?October 17, 2022Early fears of an escalating outbreak have not come to pass. Scientists are finding that the virus needs a very particular set of circumstances to spread effectively.
EnvironmentIn California, unhealthy pollution from wildfire smoke has become dangerously commonOctober 17, 2022A decade ago, about 200,000 Californians lived in areas where they were exposed to extreme smoke. By 2020, 4.5 million did.
Health CareWhat the White House sees coming for COVID this winterOctober 14, 2022The U.S. should prepare for a spike in COVID cases this winter as more people gather indoors and infections already begin to rise in Europe, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha says.
Health CareClimate change magnifies health impacts of wildfire smoke in care desertsOctober 13, 2022Smoke- and ash-filled air can trigger or exacerbate severe respiratory conditions. But the medical specialists who treat these illnesses are often scarce where they are most in need.
Health CareOmicron boosters for kids 5-12 are cleared by the CDCOctober 13, 2022Tweaked boosters rolled out for Americans 12 and older last month, modified to target today's most common and contagious variant. The latest move may expand protection before an expected winter wave.
Health CareEarly signs a new U.S. COVID surge could be on its wayOctober 7, 2022Here we go again. The virus is starting to surge in many European countries and there are early signs a wave may be starting in the U.S. too.
