COVID-19 California monkeypox response is bumpy, but builds on COVID lessons By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | August 10, 2022 Monkeypox tests and vaccines are in short supply as public health officials grapple with red tape and short supplies.
women Women’s reproductive health professionals fight for more abortion training in California By Ally Dickson | Bay City News Foundation | August 9, 2022 A recent state bill aims to grow a network of diverse clinicians trained in abortion and sexual and reproductive health care.
gavin newsom Bounty hunting: Foes of guns and abortion resurrect an old idea By Nigel Duara | CalMatters | August 9, 2022 Texas put a bounty on abortion providers and California did the same for illegal gun sales, but critics point to bounties' long and troubled history.
California COVID sewage surveillance labs join the hunt for monkeypox By Mark Kreidler | Kaiser Health News | August 9, 2022 Wastewater testing has been a reliable early alarm bell for COVID outbreaks.
Bay Area With financial aid as an incentive, state to begin recruiting 10,000 more school counselors By John Fensterwald | EdSource | August 5, 2022 Even before the COVID pandemic, there was a shortage of counselors, especially in rural schools and those serving Latino and Black students.
Bay Area Monkeypox outbreak: Newsom declares state of emergency By Eli Walsh | Bay City News Foundation | August 2, 2022 Two-thirds of total cases have been reported in Los Angeles County and San Francisco.
health Kaiser mental health workers signal open-ended strike in Northern California By Jocelyn Wiener | CalMatters | August 2, 2022 The union representing 2,000 Kaiser Northern California mental health workers cited high workloads and long waits for patients.
COVID-19 Buckle up for a busy month in Sacramento By Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | August 1, 2022 Legislators face an Aug. 31 deadline to determine the fate of hundreds of bills.
California Citing a mental health crisis among young people, California lawmakers target social media By Zinnia Finn | Kaiser Health News | August 1, 2022 Two bills address online addiction among children, but Big Tech is fighting the effort.
Bay Area Youth sports feel the heat as climate warming trends upward By Jessica Murfree and Natasha Brison | The Conversation | July 19, 2022 Heat stroke is the leading cause of death in sports.