Sacramento County Local News: Health

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

← Previous

From KFF Health News...

Health Animals

A Record Number of Californians Are Visiting Emergency Rooms for Dog Bites

01/25/2024
Those pandemic puppies are growing up to be a public health concern.

From California Healthline...

Health Seniors

Senate Probes the Cost of Assisted Living and Its Burden on American Families

01/25/2024
A U.S. Senate committee launched an examination of assisted living, holding its first hearing in two decades on the industry as leaders of both parties expressed concern about the high cost and mixed quality of care facilities.

From The Sacramento Oracle...

Health

$24M NIH Grant Extends Study of Healthy Aging in African Americans

01/24/2024
Image for display with article titled $24M NIH Grant Extends Study of Healthy Aging in African Americans

The study, which launched in 2017, follows a group of about 750 older adults to understand how behaviors and lifestyle may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

From Carmichael Times...

Health Land Use & Development City of Citrus Heights

Skilled Nursing Facility Nears Completion on Dewey Drive

01/23/2024
Image for display with article titled Skilled Nursing Facility Nears Completion on Dewey Drive

Construction of a 24-hour skilled nursing facility in Citrus Heights moves forward with a projected opening date, pending final inspection approvals this spring.

From California Healthline...

Health Crisis & Personal Support

988-Hotline Counselors Air Concerns: More Training Needed to Juggle Calls

01/23/2024
In the year and a half since its launch, 988—the country’s easy-to-remember suicide and crisis hotline—has received about 8.1 million calls, texts, and chats. Curiosity is growing about the people taking those calls.

From Sacramento News and Review...

Health

For Young Californians, More Health Insurance Does Not Mean Better Health Care

01/19/2024
Image for display with article titled For Young Californians, More Health Insurance Does Not Mean Better Health Care

In coverage for key areas including immunizations, mental health and well-child visits, insurers fail to deliver for those 26 and younger.

From Santa Cruz Sentinel...

Health Crisis & Personal Support

California Panel Holds Up Studies on Psychedelics. Some Researchers Want It Gone

01/19/2024
At the Pacific Neuroscience Institute in Santa Monica, scientists are eager to explore whether a psychedelic chemical found in a toad could help people with depression. But research has been put on hold by the state.

From Folsom Telegraph...

Health Transportation City of Folsom Sacramento Regional Transit

Folsom Studies Transit Connection to Medical Facilities

01/18/2024
Image for display with article titled Folsom Studies Transit Connection to Medical Facilities

The city of Folsom is studying a “high-capacity” public transit bus route to connect new medical centers in Folsom Ranch to Light Rail.

From The Sacramento Observer...

Families & Children Health

Healthcare for Black Kids in California Isn’t So Golden

01/18/2024
To some, California is seen as a Nirvana of healthy living. But the state’s healthcare system isn’t effectively meeting the needs of many residents, particularly Black children.

From Sacramento News and Review...

Health State of California

New ‘Body-Shaming’ Bill to Take Effect in Schools

01/17/2024
Image for display with article titled New ‘Body-Shaming’ Bill to Take Effect in Schools

California Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal sought to address the health effects of body shaming by introducing AB 10, which creates a model for protecting students in grades K-12.

California Local Pin Marker From California Local...

Public Safety Health Transportation Elections & Politics Government

Can Traffic Deaths in Los Angeles Be Reduced With a Ballot Measure?

01/16/2024
Image for display with article titled Can Traffic Deaths in Los Angeles be Reduced? Ballot Measure Aims for ‘Healthy Streets’

City council rejected the “Healthy Streets L.A” initiative. Now it’s up to Angeleno voters.

From KFF Health News...

Health Seniors

America’s Health System Isn’t Ready for the Surge of Seniors With Disabilities

01/16/2024
The number of older adults with disabilities that affect their performance of daily tasks will soar in the decades ahead, as baby boomers enter their 70s, 80s, and 90s.

From CapRadio...

Health

Researchers Hopeful AI Could Help Diagnose Extremely Sick Patients

01/16/2024
When a patient struggles with a common symptom, clinicians will consider a number of diagnoses. When the patient is seriously ill, every moment counts.

From KFF Health News...

Health Elections & Politics

What Would a Second Trump Presidency Look Like for Health Care?

01/15/2024
On the campaign trail, former President Donald Trump is again promising to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act—a nebulous goal that became one of his administration's splashiest policy failures.

From CalMatters...

Families & Children Health Sports

Parents’ Rights Groups Mobilize as California Advances a Ban on Youth Tackle Football

01/15/2024
The Assembly has until the end of January to decide the fate of the youth tackle football bill, which would prevent kids under 12 from playing the sport to protect them from brain trauma.

From CapRadio...

COVID-19 Health

Why Your Negative COVID Test Might Be Less Reliable in 2024

01/15/2024
What you need to know about COVID-19 incubation periods in 2024, why an early negative test could be a false result, and what to do if you’re caught in a testing limbo.

California Local Pin Marker From California Local...

COVID-19 Public Safety Health Transportation Crime & Justice Government

Death on the Roads: Traffic Fatality Crisis Far From Over

01/14/2024
Image for display with article titled Death on the Roads: California Traffic Fatality Crisis Far From Over

California in 2024 has implemented two new, potentially important traffic safety laws

From Los Angeles Times...

Business, Economy & Jobs Health State of California

Newsom Talks Projected $37.9 Billion Deficit

01/10/2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed that lawmakers tap a rainy day reserve and that a minimum wage increase for health care workers be delayed to help the state fight a $37.9 billion deficit. This projection is more than double what Newsom and other officials had anticipated last year.

From Sacramento Bee...

Health Crime & Justice

$10M-Plus Lawsuit Follows Multiple Deaths at Sacramento Jail

01/09/2024
Sacramento attorney Mark Merin has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the family of a man who died in May after being held at the county jail. Other inmates have died in recent years, and the jail is under a federal consent decree to improve its health care.

From CapPublicRadio...

COVID-19 Health

COVID and RSV Rates Continue to Rise in the Sacramento Region

01/09/2024
How are public health officials getting an accurate snapshot of what rates of COVID-19 and RSV look like?

← Previous

Our Media Allies
Keep You Informed.