Sacramento County Local News: Health


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

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09/17/2024
The California surgeon general is launching a campaign today to spread awareness about health conditions that contribute to pregnancy-related deaths, such as heart disease.

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09/17/2024
California’s new cap on health care cost increases is regarded as the most aggressive in the nation. It includes potential fines against companies that exceed the limit.

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09/11/2024
H5N1 bird flu has been reported in three California dairy herds.

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09/05/2024
CapRadio reports on an air monitoring program seeking to determine the cause of respiratory illnesses in South Sacramento.

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09/05/2024
Lawmakers approved two bills to allow some community colleges to provide bachelor’s degrees in nursing. That’s setting up another conflict with the California State University, which already offers these bachelor’s degrees.

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09/04/2024
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At just 10 years old, local resident Eva has long suffered from juvenile dermatomyositis, a rare autoimmune disease that attacks the muscles, causes inflammation in the blood vessels, and results in a great deal of pain.

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09/03/2024
Almost everyone in California has health insurance. That trend reflects about a decade and a half of policymaking designed to expand access to health care. The state’s average uninsured rate has dropped from nearly one in four Californians in 2009 to less than one in ten today.

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08/29/2024
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The Folsom City Council has approved a resolution to advance a study aimed at improving transit connections to health services within the city.

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08/27/2024
Pharmacy benefit managers attempt to negotiate cost savings for insurers. California is considering new rules that would require them to pass their discounts on to consumers.

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08/26/2024
A trio of California Democratic lawmakers say they’re frustrated by high cost estimates that helped kill their health care legislation. Did the Newsom administration inflate the numbers to quietly kill the bills?

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08/26/2024
About 4 in 10 Californians are carrying medical debt. Lawmakers are advancing a bill that would prevent that debt from affecting credit scores.

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08/25/2024
Birth centers are popular options for families who want to deliver a baby outside of a hospital. Nineteen of them closed in California in the past decade, deepening the state’s maternity care crisis.

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08/20/2024
Sacramento County reported a third death caused by the recent heat wave.

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08/19/2024
There's an increase of Sacramento area teens becoming addicted to nicotine.

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08/15/2024
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Vitalant will hold a community blood drive at the Folsom Public Library meeting room on Tuesday, Aug. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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08/14/2024
Sacramento County health officials announced that Fentanyl poisoning is now the leading cause of death among adults ages 18-45.

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08/07/2024
The chemical, used for decades, can harm babies’ developing brains. Farmworkers and people living near fields are most at risk. The EPA issued a rare emergency order.

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08/02/2024
A look at the hottest July ever recorded in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys and what's to come.

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08/01/2024
About 80 Californians die every year after contracting Valley fever, a fungal disease that typically affects the lungs. A recent outbreak was traced to a music festival in Kern County.

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07/25/2024
After years of delay, a new California regulation to protect indoor workers from extreme heat is now in effect.