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Harris, Once Biden's Voice On Abortion, Would Take An Outspoken Approach To Health
“It’s been one of if not the main issue she’s emphasized in the last year or two.”
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A California Medical Group Treats Only Homeless Patients — And Makes Money Doing It
Healthcare in Action has cared for about 6,700 homeless patients and managed roughly 77,000 diagnoses, from schizophrenia to diabetes.
Across California, CA|News|
Trump Is Wrong In Claiming Full Credit For Lowering Insulin Prices
Separating rhetoric from fact — see the sources.
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The Nation's 911 System Is On The Brink Of Its Own Emergency
Tens of thousands of people in areas of California lost cellphone service, including some 911 services, in an outage earlier this year.
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California Health Care Pioneer Goes National, Girds For Partisan Skirmishes
Success in California has come mostly under Democratic governors and legislatures and when Republican support hasn’t been needed.
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Lifesaving Drugs And Police Projects Mark First Use Of Opioid Settlement Cash In California
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Why The Election May Slow Plans To Replace Lead Pipes
Water utility companies say proposed rules are unfeasible, when taking PFAS and other factors into consideration.
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Pain may be burning, sometimes drilling, sometimes a deep-in-the-muscles clenching ache. How do you explain that to a doctor with a number?
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Lack Of Affordability Tops Older Americans' List Of Health Care Worries
About 1 in 4 seniors rely exclusively on Social Security payments, which average $1,913 a month per person.
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US Judge Finds CA In Contempt Over Prison Mental Health Staffing
Amid a nationwide shortage of mental health professionals, the judge has fined CA more than $100 million dollars.
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California's $25 Health Care Hourly Wage Relies On Federal Boost, State Worker Exemption
The proposed state budget includes about $800 million in cuts to public health and health care workforce programs.
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Rate Of Young Women Getting Sterilized Doubled After ‘Roe' Was Overturned
Women under 30 in Montana are seeking sterilization to ensure that they will never have children.
Sacramento, CA|News|
Hospitals: ‘The No.1 Target of Ransomware’
“We’ve started to think about these as public health issues and disasters on the scale of earthquakes or hurricanes”: UC San Diego official.
Sacramento, CA|News|
California Leaders Tussle With Health Industry Over Billions Of New Dollars For Medi-Cal
“Our patients wait months for access to specialists or travel great distances to see them.”
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‘We're Flying Blind': CDC Has 1M Bird Flu Tests Ready, But Experts See Repeat Of Covid Missteps
The U.S. has tested only about 45 people across the country in the three months since an outbreak of bird flu began on dairy farms.
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The Health Of Older Women Is Woefully Understudied
“This has got to stop: The FDA has to require that clinical trial data be reported by sex and age for us to tell if drugs work the same."
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Plan To Save Medicare Patients Money On Drugs Risks Empty Shelves, Pharmacists Say
“If I’m losing money on it, it’s a no.”
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California Lawmakers Approve Aid To Older, Disabled, Undocumented Immigrants
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who opposed the expenditure, may still cut it from the budget by using the line-item veto to close the state's $45B hole.
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Thousands Of Children Got Tested For Lead With Faulty Devices: What Parents Should Know
Doctors don’t consider any level of lead in the blood to be safe, especially for children.
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Plan Advances To Remove Medical Debt From Credit Scores
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