Becerra, un candidato para el HHS con habilidad pol铆tica pero sin experiencia en salud
La experiencia de Xavier Becerra no proviene de la salud o la ciencia. Pero tiene una larga trayectoria pol铆tica ligada a las luchas por la equidad en salud.
In Becerra, an HHS Nominee With Political Skill But No Front-Line Health Experience
Despite his lack of front-line experience, Democrats see the California attorney general as an important ally to shepherd a progressive agenda on the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, reproductive health services and immigration.
As Broad Shutdowns Return, Weary Californians Ask 鈥業s This the Best We Can Do?鈥
California鈥檚 ping-ponging approach to managing the pandemic 鈥 twice reopening large portions of the service sector economy only to shut them again 鈥 has residents and business owners on edge. But experts say the push and pull on businesses may be what success looks like in much of the U.S. for months to come, given COVID-19鈥檚 pervasive spread.
Verily鈥檚 COVID Testing Program Halted in San Francisco and Oakland
Health officials in San Francisco and Alameda counties have cut ties with Verily鈥檚 state-funded COVID testing sites amid concerns about data collection and privacy.
How to Weigh Evacuation Options With Both Wildfires and COVID at Your Door
As the twin disasters of COVID-19 and fire season sweep through California, thousands of residents are weighing difficult options, pitting risk against risk as they decide where to evacuate. Amid a virulent pandemic, where can you safely relocate?
Citing COVID, Sutter Pushes To Revisit Landmark Antitrust Settlement
Six months after agreeing to a $575 million settlement in a landmark antitrust case, Sutter Health has yet to pay a single dollar and now says the terms may be untenable, given the strain caused by the pandemic.
Hospital Workers Complain of Minimal Disclosure After COVID Exposures
From cafeteria staff to doctors and nurses, hospital workers around the country report frustrating failures by management to notify them when they have been exposed to co-workers or patients known to be infected with COVID-19.
Consultorios de pediatr铆a luchan por adaptarse y sobrevivir en medio de COVID-19
Miles de pediatras viven una nueva realidad: reducci贸n de ingresos, padres aterrorizados y escasez de equipos de protecci贸n, mientras atienden a los potenciales vectores de la infecci贸n.
Pediatric Practices Struggle To Adapt And Survive Amid COVID-19
Across the U.S., pediatric practices that provide front-line care for the nation鈥檚 children are struggling to adjust to crashing revenues, terrified parents and a shortage of protective equipment 鈥 and all while being asked to care for young patients who could well be vectors for transmission without showing symptoms.
Some Hospitals Continue With Elective Surgeries Despite COVID-19 Crisis
Even as many states put a moratorium on elective surgeries in a desperate effort to preserve dwindling stocks of protective gear, hospitals in other pockets of the country continue to perform a range of elective procedures. Some staff members and ethicists are voicing concerns.
Is The Bay Area鈥檚 鈥楿nprecedented鈥 Lockdown The First Of Many?
About 7 million people across the San Francisco Bay Area began to 鈥渟helter in place鈥 Tuesday to limit the spread of the new coronavirus. Although public health officials acknowledged the orders were drastic, they also agreed they were necessary.
Testing Shortages Force Extreme Shift In Strategy By Local Health Officials
California鈥檚 capital region is among the areas that have had to shift response to the coronavirus outbreak because of a shortage of test kits in the U.S.
Preocupa aumento de m茅dicos y enfermeras en cuarentena por exposici贸n al coronavirus
驴Va a haber suficiente personal de salud para atender a los pacientes? El n煤mero de profesionales de salud en cuarentena por exposici贸n al virus aumenta dram谩ticamente.
Surging Health Care Worker Quarantines Raise Concerns As Coronavirus Spreads
The number of U.S. health care workers who have been ordered to self-quarantine because of potential exposure to the new coronavirus is rising at an exponential pace. Many experts say something has to change.
California AG Details 鈥楬istoric鈥 Settlement Agreement In Sutter Health Antitrust Case
Sutter Health will pay $575 million to settle a high-profile antitrust case filed by California鈥檚 attorney general. In addition, it has agreed to end a host of practices that the state alleged unfairly stifled competition.
Kaiser Permanente: atenci贸n de salud mental a煤n recibe cr铆ticas, a pesar de arreglos
Entrevistas con docenas de terapeutas, pacientes y expertos pintan un cuadro de mejoras superficiales, pero que no se traducen en una atenci贸n m谩s efectiva y accesible.
Despite Quick Fixes, Kaiser Permanente Mental Health Care Still Lags
Interviews with dozens of Kaiser Permanente therapists, patients and industry experts reveal superficial changes that look good on paper but do not translate into more effective and accessible care.
Affordable Mental Health Care? It鈥檚 Getting Even Tougher to Access
More than a decade after Congress passed a law mandating equal access for mental and physical health care, Americans struggle to find affordable, in-network mental health providers.
驴Cuidado de salud mental asequible? El acceso es cada vez m谩s dif铆cil
En 2017, 70,237 estadounidenses murieron por sobredosis de drogas y 47,173 por suicidio, seg煤n los CDC. En 2018, casi el 20% de los adultos sufrieron una enfermedad mental.
M谩s vapeadores hacen su propio l铆quido, pero no sin riesgos
A medida que m谩s estados, ciudades e incluso el gobierno federal consideran la prohibici贸n de la nicotina con sabores, miles de vapeadores comienzan a elaborar sus propios l铆quidos.
