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California’s Hazardous Waste Disposal System Is in Tatters

08/22/2023
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California produces millions of tons of hazardous waste per year, but has only 72 disposal sites

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Farmworker Dies in 100-Degree Heat Amid Calls for New Protections

08/21/2023
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California is already one of few states with outdoor worker heat safety rules.

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Newsom Changes Mind on How ‘Millionaire’s Tax’ Funds Should be Spent

08/16/2023
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants counties to spend some revenue from California’s so-called “millionaire’s tax” on the state’s homeless crisis. That alarms advocates for programs that are getting that money today.

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Sacramento County Confirms Six Human Cases of West Nile Virus

08/16/2023
Sacramento County has confirmed six cases this season, and is investigating eight other probable cases, according to a county public information officer.

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New Sac State Study Will Research Air Quality, Health

08/15/2023
A group of four underserved Sacramento-area neighborhoods are the focus of a Sacramento State project that is researching the link between poor air quality and health issues.

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Study Links Testicular Cancer Among Military Personnel to ‘Forever Chemicals’

08/15/2023
The link between PFAS and testicular cancer among service members was never directly proven—until now.

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Health Chains May Keep 3 Bankrupt California Hospitals Alive

08/14/2023
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Hospitals have already asked for $125 million in emergency state loans.

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Real Costs of New Alzheimer’s Drug Will Mostly Fall to Taxpayers

08/14/2023
To qualify for Leqembi, patients must undergo a PET scan that looks for amyloid plaques, the protein clumps that clog the brains of many Alzheimer’s patients.

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Medi-Cal Reform Proposal: Prescriptions to Cover Healthy Foods

08/09/2023

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In 2022, 6,400 Medi-Cal recipients received food by prescription in several experimental programs.

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Stephon Clark Expo Explores Spectrum of Mental Health

08/09/2023
The first annual Stephon Clark Minority Mental Health Expo, organized by Stephon’s brother Stevante Clark, brought together dozens of advocates, leaders and professionals to raise awareness of the importance of mental health in minority communities.

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Out—Hot Dogs. In—Vegan Masala. California School Lunches Go Gourmet

08/09/2023
Last year California began providing free school lunches to all TK-12 students, regardless of family income. Now, with an influx of state and federal money, school districts are revamping kitchens and training staff so they can provide freshly made, healthy meals.

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How to Find Factual Health Sources

08/08/2023
More than 70% of people have been exposed to medical or health-related misinformation, according to a GoodRx Health study. This means many people are struggling to tell the difference between factual information and false information.

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Davis Startup Rolls Out Iced Tea Sweetened With Plant-Based Proteins

08/08/2023
It took seven years of experimentation for Oobli peach, lemon and mango yuzu tea to hit shelves around Davis and Los Angeles seven weeks ago. It’s a milestone for sweet tea fans who don’t want all that sugar, says co-founder Jason Ryder.

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Is California’s Public Health Agency Ready for the Next Pandemic?

08/08/2023
After the COVID-19 pandemic, California made it a priority to invest in the public health sector. But retaining underpaid staff while also filling new positions is daunting. About 24% of the jobs across the California Department of Public Health were vacant in June.

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Millions of Californians Struggle to Get Enough Food Despite State’s Abundance

08/07/2023
How bad is California hunger? A lot depends on your access to food aid, which expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic but is being reduced.

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Sewage Could Be Converted to Drinking Water, State Plans

08/04/2023
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Extensive new purification standards could turn wastewater into “the cleanest drinking water around.”

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Despite Six-Figure Pay, CA Prison Doctors Authorize Strike

08/02/2023
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High-stress working conditions, highly-paid contract doctors have caused dangerous staff shortages.

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Local Program Addresses Latino Underrepresentation in Medicine

08/01/2023
Preparando Estudiantes Para Ser Médicos, or Prep Médico for short, was launched by the UC Davis School of Medicine in 2016 to provide better care to the nearly 40% of California’s population that identifies as Latino.

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Medical Cannabis Paved the Way for Legalization in California. Now Patients Feel Left Behind

07/31/2023
Frustration runs deep among medical cannabis patients and advocates who say the commercial market created by Proposition 64 in 2016 isn’t meeting their needs.

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California Nurse Shortage Grows as Leaders Bicker Over How to Fill Jobs

07/30/2023
Some hospitals in Southern California have a nurse vacancy rate of 30 percent, stressing overworked staff and causing some to leave the industry earlier than they planned.

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