Health CareCareFlight Makes Effort To Make Quincy a Heart-Safe CommunityDecember 27, 2016 | Ja'Nel JohnsonPlumas County Sheriff's deputies will soon be better equipped to save lives thanks to a donation. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CarePeople With Sleep Apnea Are At Increased Risk Of Cardiovascular DiseaseNovember 21, 2016 | Ja'Nel JohnsonStudy finds people with sleep apnea can experience changes in their blood pressure in as little as six hours after falling asleep.
Health CareCovered California Open Enrollment Begins TodayNovember 1, 2016 | Ja'Nel JohnsonCovered California, the state's health insurance exchange, is open for enrollment until January 31. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State Gains Control Of Los Angeles-Area Prison's Health CareOctober 7, 2016(AP) - California is regaining responsibility for providing medical care at an eighth state prison after 10 years of oversight.
Health CareAntibiotic Prescriptions, Resistance Focus of UC Davis StudyOctober 7, 2016 | Ja'Nel JohnsonThe 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.
Health CareWill People Of Color In California Use The Aid In Dying Law?September 27, 2016 | Ja'Nel JohnsonMost people who have used an aid in dying drug in other states have been white and highly educated. Will California follow the same trend even with the state’s diverse demographics? Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento-Area Hospitals Make List Of Facilities With Low C-Section Rates July 12, 2016 | Steve MilneSeveral Sacramento area hospitals appear on a recent Consumer Reports list of U.S. hospitals with low cesarean section births. Medical experts attribute a rise in the maternal mortality rate partly to an increase in C-sections.
Health CareLawmakers Urge Rejection Of California Immigrant Health PushJune 29, 2016(AP) — Congressional Republicans from California are urging President Barack Obama's administration to reject the state's request to sell insurance policies to undocumented people through its health insurance exchange.
Health CareCalifornia Moves To Open Health Care Exchange To Undocumented PeopleJune 10, 2016(AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown has approved a path to open the state's health care exchange to people who cannot prove they are legally in the country.
Health CarePoll: Californians Have Favorable Yet Uncertain View Of Affordable Care ActJune 10, 2016 | Ja'Nel JohnsonMany Californians favor the Affordable Care Act, but many wouldn't say it has improved their health care, according to a new poll.
