Sacramento RegionUC Davis Med Center workers embark on 2-day strikeNovember 20, 2024 | Laura FitzgeraldAFSCME Local 3299 members cite unfair labor practices by the University of California. But UC officials say they fundamentally disagree with the union’s characterization of negotiations.
Health CareA more severe strain of mpox has been detected in the U.S. for the first timeNovember 18, 2024The patient was traveling from East Africa, where the mpox disease is endemic. The CDC says the strain does not present a high risk to the general population.
Health CareIs it the flu or is it COVID? One at-home test can tell youNovember 18, 2024A new CDC report shows at least 16,000 lives were saved over a 12-month period. Experts say the U.S. is experiencing the biggest drop in fatal overdoses seen since the opioid crisis began in the 90s.
Health Care'Historic' drop in U.S. overdose deaths accelerates as fentanyl crisis easesNovember 15, 2024A new CDC report shows at least 16,000 lives were saved over a 12-month period. Experts say the U.S. is experiencing the biggest drop in fatal overdoses seen since the opioid crisis began in the 90s.
Health CareAs California taps pandemic stockpile for bird flu, officials keep close eye on spendingNovember 13, 2024California health officials began providing protective clothing to farmworkers months before the state’s first bird flu transmission to humans was announced in October.
Health CareTB reclaims title of deadliest infectious disease. That's an 'outrage' says WHONovember 8, 2024Dislodged by COVID early in the pandemic, tuberculosis is once again the infectious disease that takes the most lives each year. And the number of cases set a new record. What's going on?
State GovernmentPrepared for Trump’s comeback, California’s Attorney General is ready to fightNovember 7, 2024Attorney General Rob Bonta, a longtime champion of reproductive rights, is ready to lead California in the fight to protect abortion under Trump’s second presidency. In a Q&A, he shares how his upbringing prepared him for the role.
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.
