Health CareNew breast cancer research finds cases are increasing in historically low-risk groupsOctober 29, 2024 | Vicki GonzalezThe American Cancer Society found breast cancer rates are increasing among younger women and AAPI women of all ages, as well as a long standing higher death rate for Black women.
Health CareCalifornia mental health agency director to resign following conflict of interest allegationsOctober 29, 2024Toby Ewing, executive director of California’s Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, is resigning amid an investigation into his conduct and revelations that he traveled to the U.K
Health CareThe CDC now recommends that people 50 and older get vaccinated against pneumoniaOctober 24, 2024The number of people that have been diagnosed with a pneumonia-causing bacteria has increased over the past six months. Older people are at higher risk of pneumococcal diseases like pneumonia and menningitis.
Health CareA California official helped save a mental health company’s contract. It flew him to London.October 24, 2024This summer, the director of California’s mental health commission traveled to London courtesy of Kooth, a digital mental health company. Weeks earlier, he pressed key legislative staff to restore a proposed cut to Kooth's funding.
Health CareBiden administration proposes a rule to make over-the-counter birth control freeOctober 21, 2024Health insurers would be required to cover all recommended over-the-counter contraception products, such as birth control and condoms, without a prescription and at no cost, for those with insurance.
Health CareThe flu shot is different this year, thanks to COVIDOctober 17, 2024A strain of influenza appears to have disappeared from the planet since COVID. As a result, U.S. flu vaccines have been redesigned.
Health CareCalifornia health care workers get a pay bump under a new minimum wage lawOctober 16, 2024Some of the lowest-paid health care workers in California are getting a pay bump under a state law. Workers' pay will increase to $25 an hour over the next decade under the law starting Wednesday.
State GovernmentAbortion isn’t on the ballot in California, but state candidates can’t stop talking about itOctober 15, 2024Democrats in key legislative races say that abortion rights are under threat nationally so it’s a relevant issue. It could also be a winning issue.
State GovernmentCalifornia extends Medi-Cal services to people about to leave incarcerationOctober 11, 2024 | Megan MyscofskiIt’s the first state in the country to get a program like this off the ground.
Health Care250 companies, schools and organizations pledge to provide overdose antidote naloxoneOctober 9, 2024The White House says big companies like Amazon, the NHL, and United Airlines are joining the push to prevent overdoses by making naloxone widely available.
