Sacramento County Local News: Health

05/04/2022
Capital Public Radio's Vicki Gonzalez talks to the senator about the Women's Health Protection Act, which the Senate will consider shortly.

05/04/2022
Pharmacist Vanessa Grenyion, who with husband Kevin Grenyion own HealthQuest, a medical supply store, was honored by the Fair Oaks Chamber of Commerce.

04/28/2022
Community leaders in Oak Park hope the new Rancho San Miguel Market makes fresh, healthy and affordable groceries more accessible to the neighborhood.

04/17/2022
More than ever it has become deadly to be homeless in America, especially for men in their 50s and 60s. And the crisis is most acute in California, where about one in four of the nation’s 500,000 homeless people lives.

04/14/2022
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization to the first COVID-19 test that detects chemicals associated with the coronavirus in breath. The InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer gives results in less than three minutes.

04/13/2022
California is delaying a coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoolchildren until at least the summer of 2023. The state was the first to announce a mandate, but it will not take effect until federal regulators give final approval to the vaccine for children.

04/10/2022
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, telehealth visits in California increased by 61 percent, with one in five patient visits now being conducted remotely. But how long will this major boost to telehealth services last?

04/03/2022
Sacramento County supervisors “abandoned” the public health department in the early months of the pandemic, failing to quickly provide support, oversight and funds to the agency at the epicenter of the COVID-19 crisis, a grand jury report concluded.

03/31/2022
For the first time in more than two years, UC Davis Health said its hospital had no COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit for two consecutive days, and other local hospitals said their ICUs had seen a similar trend.

03/30/2022
Kaiser Permanente has entered into an agreement to purchase of 37 acres in North Natomas for an outpatient medical facility, said Trish Rodriguez, interim senior vice president and area manager for Kaiser Permanente Sacramento.

03/20/2022
There are new tools and technologies being developed to address both physical and mental health for seniors. Dr. Reetu Sharma is one of many innovators in the Capital Region determined to help people feel stronger while living longer.

03/13/2022
Instead of relying on the market or the courts to keep health care prices in check, California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to order the state’s hospitals, doctors’ offices and insurance companies to keep their costs below a certain level. If they don't, the state could impose a fine.

03/12/2022
Placer County was ground zero for the COVID culture wars. The Sacramento Bee examines how the county’s approach worked out.

03/09/2022
A project called Healthy Davis Together put UC Davis and its adjoining city inside a coordinated health bubble. Both town and gown have experienced COVID-19 infection and test positivity rates markedly lower than those in the surrounding region and statewide.

03/08/2022
Yolo County Superior Court Judge Tim Fall wrote a book about dealing with anxiety and depression. His reason for writing: “When it comes to public officials you just don’t hear of people who admit having some sort of mental health diagnosis.”

02/16/2022
Community-based organizations can apply for the Sacramento Get Vaccinated campaign, which is aimed at ZIP codes with the lowest vaccination rates. Stipends between $2,500 and $5,000 will be awarded by the city of Sacramento.

02/16/2022
On Feb. 16, California officials said that the state’s long-range plan for COVID-19 will focus on flexible responses to future variants and shift from an emergency mindset into one that assumes coexistence with the virus.

02/15/2022
The Sacramento City Council made way for a $1 billion hospital and medical school in North Natomas, making good on a promise that officials made to residents for a quality development to replace the Sleep Train Arena.