COVID-19 ‘It’s here to stay’: Experts weigh in on the state of COVID-19 and the new EG.5 variant By Katy St. Clair | Bay City News Foundation | August 15, 2023 COVID cases are rising once again due to the emergence of a new variant, EG.5.
gavin newsom Black women in California are overburdened and underserved, new poll finds By Wendy Fry | August 11, 2023 The first-of-its-kind survey was created by the California Black Women’s Collective Empowerment Institute at Cal State, Dominguez Hills.
Featured in Category New Alzheimer’s drug raises hopes — along with questions By Judith Graham | KFF Health News | August 11, 2023 Physicians serving Alzheimer’s patients are working out the details of who will get treated with Leqembi.
Bay Area Does California provide enough food aid for the hungry? By Lynn La | CalMatters | August 8, 2023 But why does a state with so much food and that spends so much on food aid have so many residents still going hungry?
health Some of California’s best-paid public employees say they’re ready to strike. Here’s why By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | August 4, 2023 Contracted doctors and psychiatrists earn about twice as much as staff, who say the discrepancy is a deterrent to competitive hiring.
health The debate over flavored medicine for California kids By Lynn La | CalMatters | August 4, 2023 Flavoring medicine now falls within the scope of national drug compounding standards.
News The real costs of the new Alzheimer’s drug, most of which will fall to taxpayers By Arthur Allen | KFF Health News | August 4, 2023 Medicare and Medicaid patients will make up 92% of the market for lecanemab, according to drug developer Eisai Co.
Family & Kids Doctors sound alarm about child nicotine poisoning as vapes flood the US market By Liz Szabo | KFF Health News | August 3, 2023 Popular e-cigarettes lack packaging that stops kids from consuming the hazardous nicotine inside.
Bay Area Schools ditching asphalt playgrounds to protect kids from rising heat By Helena Alexandra Getahun-Hawkins | Bay City News Foundation | August 1, 2023 Green spaces provide shade on hot days and can also can improve mental and physical health, one expert says.
health Medical cannabis patients, who paved the way for legalization in California, feel left behind By Alexei Koseff | CalMatters | August 1, 2023 Some patients and advocates say the commercial market created by Proposition 64 in 2016 isn’t meeting medical needs.