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Health Crisis & Personal Support

Opioid Antidote Now Available in Drug Stores

09/12/2023
Naloxone, a nasal spray that can reverse the adverse effects of opioids, became available in drug stores last week. The drug is sold under the brand names Narcan and RiVive and can be purchased over the counter.

From CapPublicRadio...

COVID-19 Health

New COVID Vaccines Get FDA Approval

09/11/2023
The vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech were approved Sept. 11 for people 12 and older and under an emergency use authorization for children ages 6 months to 11 years old.

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Business, Economy & Jobs Health Community Service & Support Government

California Health Care Workers Would Get $25 Minimum Wage Under New Deal

09/11/2023
A last-minute legislative deal would raise pay for California health care workers while giving medical providers a guarantee that they won’t have to battle local measures on employee compensation.

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Education Health

Sacramento State’s Disability Cultural Center Offers Students a Place to Gather, Outside the Language of Pathology

09/07/2023
It’s the first of its kind in the California State University system, and joins just over 20 similar spaces across the country.

From Folsom Telegraph...

Health Land Use & Development City of Folsom

UC Davis Health Breaks Ground at Folsom Ranch

09/06/2023
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Construction is underway at the first of three projects on the UC Davis Health medical campus. The three-story outpatient clinic will be completed in 2025.

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Health Crime & Justice Government

Some of California’s Best-Paid Employees to Get $40K Bonuses

09/06/2023
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California prison doctors reach last-minute salary deal that averts a threatened strike.

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COVID-19 Education Health Government

Why Aren’t Kids Going to School? After Pandemic, Chronic Absenteeism Hitting Crisis Levels

09/06/2023
Nearly a third of K-12 students statewide were chronically absent in 2020-21, more than three times the pre-pandemic rate. Some school officials fear that pattern is becoming the new normal.

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COVID-19 Public Safety Health Government

COVID Cases on the Rise Again: Here’s What You Need to Know

09/04/2023
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Positive tests are at their highest since the 2022 winter surge. But experts say there’s no cause for alarm.

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Environment Health History Government

California’s Wildfire Smoke and Climate Change: 4 Things You Need to Know

09/04/2023
California wildfires every year emit as much carbon as almost 2 million cars, posing a threat to efforts to battle climate change.

From CapPublicRadio...

Public Safety Health

Researcher Wants to Know Why Firefighters Have Higher Cancer Risk

09/04/2023
Many Californians have seen short-term health impacts from wildfire smoke. But experts say new research is necessary to understand the longer-term effects of regular exposure.

From CapPublicRadio...

Health

09/02/2023
Heat-related illness and deaths are on the rise along with temperatures, and an increase in drug use and homelessness is a significant part of the problem.

From CalMatters...

Health Elections & Politics Crime & Justice Government

Child Trafficking, Fentanyl Bills Survive 'Suspense File,' Can Still Become Law

09/01/2023
In rapid-fire votes in suspense file hearings, lawmakers determined the fate of hundreds of bills on crime, transgender students and more.

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Health Elections & Politics Crime & Justice Government

How Some Psychedelic Drugs Could Be Decriminalized in California

08/30/2023
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Efforts focus on plant-based psychedelics, leaving the synthetic drug LSD aside.

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Health Homelessness Government

CARE Courts Reduction of Homelessness May Be Minimal, Officials Say

08/28/2023
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Mental health court system rolls out this fall, but will it make a difference?

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Health Animals Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District

How to Fight West Nile Virus in Your Backyard

08/27/2023
If you’re at home right now, the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District wants you to do something really quick: Go outside and flip over that bucket. And while you’re at it, tip the water out of your neglected bird bath.

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Health

California’s Medical Board Can’t Pay Its Bills, But Doctors Resist Proposed Fixes

08/26/2023
Doctors and state lawmakers are squaring off again over the future of the Medical Board of California, which is responsible for licensing and disciplining doctors and has been criticized by patient advocates for being too lax.

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Economy & Jobs Health Community Service & Support Government

State to Bail Out 3 Bankrupt Hospitals With No-Interest Loans

08/25/2023
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Nearly $300 million in interest-free loans will go to the 17 struggling healthcare facilities.

From The Sacramento Bee...

Health Homelessness Crisis & Personal Support

Newsom Pushes Mental Health Care Changes Over Advocate Concerns

08/24/2023
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to overhaul how California counties pay for behavioral health care is one step closer to going before voters in March—over heavy opposition from patient advocates, service providers and local government officials.

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Health Animals

Yolo County Confirms First Death Due to West Nile Virus in 2023

08/24/2023
The first West Nile virus death of 2023 in Yolo County was announced Aug. 23 by the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency's public health branch. This marks the first reported death in Yolo County since 2018.

From The Sacramento Observer...

Health

Prescription for Healing America’s Pre-Existing Condition

08/23/2023
San Francisco physician Paula Braveman reached an important diagnosis: many of the Black patients she treated for things like hypertension or diabetes had something in common. Being Black in America, she concluded, is hazardous to your health.

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