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Researchers found that, while a University of California medical training program has diversified the system鈥檚 pool of medical students, there鈥檚 not enough long-term data to know whether graduates return to practice where they鈥檙e needed most.
A growing body of research is finding links between air quality and mental health, as therapists report seeing patients with symptoms linked to pollution.
Gov. Gavin Newsom鈥檚 ambitious experiment in health care is supposed to cut costs as it fills the needs of hard-to-reach people. The program鈥檚 start is chaotic and limited, but it shows promise.
Millions of Americans suffer from long covid, which can have debilitating physical effects, including fatigue and difficulty breathing. Yet many patients feel they鈥檙e on their own.
麻豆女优 Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
A growing number of states 鈥 including Maryland, Colorado, and Massachusetts 鈥 are using tax forms to point people toward lower-cost health coverage available through state insurance marketplaces.
Californians 85 and older are especially susceptible to malnutrition. They accounted for almost three in five malnutrition deaths in the state last year.
A state lawmaker wants all incoming college students to get an HPV vaccine, as part of a push to drive up vaccination rates and prevent cervical cancer. At least four other states have enacted a similar mandate.
More than 1 in 5 Americans report having been threatened with a firearm, and almost as many say they worry about gun violence every day or almost every day, a new 麻豆女优 poll shows.
Georgia is among 35-plus states that have used an under-the-radar federal funding mechanism to boost payments for hospitals and other providers under Medicaid. But a government watchdog and a congressional advisory commission say sparse oversight makes it hard to tell if the 鈥渄irected payments鈥 program is meeting its goals.
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared that California would cut ties with Walgreens after the company said it would not distribute abortion pills in some states. But federal rules make it difficult for the state to unwind its Medicaid prescription drug agreement, which paid Walgreens $1.5 billion last year.
The full health risks of wearing apparel made with PFAS, also known as 鈥渇orever chemicals,鈥 are still unknown. But states are taking action so clothing makers will remove them.
Republican state Sen. Roger Niello wants to know whether taxpayers are getting their money鈥檚 worth before spending more. Yet the fiscal conservative from the suburbs of Sacramento sees opportunities for bipartisanship on mental health.
Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among college students. Contrary to conventional wisdom, athletes aren鈥檛 immune from the risk factors. Players at Stanford University, the University of Wisconsin, and other colleges are learning how to protect their mental health and ask for help after their teammates killed themselves.
It鈥檚 about the money 鈥 on both sides 鈥 as arguments swirl about patient safety, rising prices, and paying back on-the-job training.
KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is making a bold push for Medicaid health plans to provide more housing support. He argues it鈥檚 cheaper to pay for rent than to allow homeless people to fall into crisis, which requires costly care in hospitals, nursing homes, and jails.
A U.S. District Court case is being widely followed because the judge鈥檚 decision could overturn the FDA鈥檚 approval of mifepristone two decades ago. With abortion rights polling well even in red states, anti-abortion activists are increasingly turning to the courts to achieve their aims.
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who blasted pharmaceutical companies for gouging Californians, is moving ahead with state-branded insulin. He鈥檚 also eyeing other generic drugs.
A state law says giving false information to patients about covid-19 constitutes unprofessional conduct for which regulators can discipline doctors. Vaccine skeptics, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., join civil liberties groups and others in arguing that it violates free speech.
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