Sacramento County Local News: Health


All Local Health News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

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11/07/2023
An evaluation of 34 adult prisons in California by the Office of the Inspector General found that 11 provided inadequate medical care and 23 provided adequate care. None were deemed proficient, the top designation.

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11/06/2023
Image for display with article titled COVID, Flu and RSV: California’s New ‘Tripledemic’ Appears Milder than Expected—for Now

But public health experts urge Californians to avoid overconfidence and take precautions.

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11/05/2023
Image for display with article titled California Sues Meta For Damaging  Kids’ Mental Health

Is the controversy over social media just another moral panic, or something to really panic about?

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11/05/2023
California’s population of homeless veterans has plateaued despite billions of dollars in state spending to create housing for former service members. Now, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to shift resources to focus on veterans with serious mental health conditions.

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11/04/2023
Image for display with article titled Daylight Saving Time, Explained: California Voted for Year-Round DST. Why Do We Still Set Back the Clock?

In 2018, California voted to ditch the twice-annual time shift. But the state still has it. Here’s why.

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11/02/2023
Women are nearly twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, but among boys and girls, the likelihood is the same.

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10/31/2023
Image for display with article titled SB 770: California Takes One Small Step Toward Single-Payer Health Care as Newsom Signs Bill

But the bill doesn’t move the state toward single payer fast enough, other healthcare advocates say.

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10/31/2023
California kids have some of the lowest-ranked dental health in the United States, with challenges exacerbated by the pandemic. Here’s a look at the problem and what’s being done to address it.

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10/30/2023
Image for display with article titled California Hospitals Ignore Required Bias Training as Black Maternal Death Rate Remains High

Black women account for 5 percent of all California pregnancies but 21 percent of maternal deaths.

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10/25/2023
After years of isolation and virtual classes, young professionals in California’s workforce are reportedly struggling with greater mental health challenges and burnout. If colleges and companies don’t pay more attention, there could be economic consequences.

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10/24/2023
Early detection of dementia can help a person live independently for longer. In California, though, people of color are diagnosed disproportionately later for dementia.

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10/23/2023
Image for display with article titled Logistics in California: the Most Important Part of the State Economy You’ve Never Heard Of

Keeping supply chains running is a huge part of the state economy, but it comes with a price

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10/17/2023
Image for display with article titled Are Health Insurers Resisting California’s Groundbreaking Mental Health Law? Senate Wants to Know

Hearing Wednesday will probe health plans’ willingness to cover expanded range of mental conditions.

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10/17/2023
California cities can ban synthetic turf under a law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed. He rejected a bill to ban PFAS in fake lawns.

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10/16/2023
Unions at Kaiser Permanente put pressure on the health care giant to raise pay and address what they called understaffing during two strikes over the past year. The results reflected labor’s power in California.

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10/15/2023
Image for display with article titled Newsom Vetoes Bill Requiring Insurance to Cover Kids’ Hearing Aids—For Second Time

Gov. cites existing state program to help buy hearing aids, but parents call it a ‘nightmare’

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10/15/2023
Gov. Newsom vetoed bills to outlaw caste discrimination and to consider gender affirmation in child custody cases. Advocates wonder if he’s thinking about his national political profile.

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10/13/2023
Image for display with article titled Newsom Vetoes Bill to Cap Copay on Insulin After Calling Lowering Price ‘a Priority’

Gov. says California is already working on effort to manufacture its own insulin at lower costs.

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10/12/2023
Kaiser patients waited 19 days for follow-up mental health appointments in 2019, nine days longer than state law permits. The settlement includes the largest-ever penalty issued by California’s behavioral health regulator.

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10/11/2023
Image for display with article titled California Counties Swipe Foster Kids’ Social Security Benefits; Newsom Vetoes Bill to Stop Them

Many states have ended the practice of confiscating benefits from orphaned and disabled kids, but California will let it continue.