Latest California Healthline Stories
Daily Edition for Friday, April 19, 2024
Heat protections for workers, homelessness, covid and flu data, Medicare, maternal care, drug shortages, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Thursday, April 18, 2024
In Historic Move, California Creates Water Standards for Hexavalent Chromium: The State Water Resources Control Board on Wednesday unanimously approved the nation’s first drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium, a cancer-causing contaminant that is found naturally in some California groundwater as well as water contaminated by industries. Read more from CalMatters.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Homeless encampments, hospital watch, maternity wards, medical education, AIDS, stimulant addiction, mental health care, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Paris Hilton’s testimony, Abbott layoffs, TB exposure, difficulties in finding a doctor, folic acid, the housing crisis, reproductive health, and more are in today’s news.
Daily Edition for Monday, April 15, 2024
Health worker wages, measles warning, layoffs, bird flu, abortion politics, veteran care, birth control, and more are in the news.
Daily Edition for Friday, April 12, 2024
KP Unveils 'Food Is Medicine' Center: Kaiser Permanente launched a Food is Medicine Center of Excellence on Thursday, expanding the Oakland-based health system’s food and nutrition scanning methods, research, partnerships, and clinical nutrition training, according to a news release. Read more from Modern Healthcare.
Daily Edition for Thursday, April 11, 2024
As Pandemic Eases, State Workers Reportedly Will Have To Return To Office: Gov. Gavin Newsom is setting a government-wide requirement that state employees work from the office two days a week starting in June, according to a memo shared exclusively with POLITICO. Read more from Politico.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, April 10, 2024
HHS Chief Becerra Might Run For California Governor: Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, the former attorney general of California, is considering leaving the Biden administration to mount a run for governor in 2026, people briefed on his deliberations told POLITICO. Read more from Politico.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, April 9, 2024
USC’s Credit Rating Bruised Amid Health System Woes: Moody’s Ratings downgraded the University of Southern California a notch to Aa2 last month, citing underperformance from its growing health system. The move reveals a difficult reality: The medical complexes that burnish universities’ reputations are also becoming a drag on financial performance. Read more from Bloomberg.
Daily Edition for Monday, April 8, 2024
San Diego County Medical Examiner Has 4- To 6-Month Backlog: Officials say the backlog is decreasing as the department adds staff, and the county has also hired a private contractor to catch up on some of the unfinished lab work. Read more from The San Diego Union-Tribune.