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Needle pain is a big problem for kids. One California doctor has a plan.
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The pain and trauma from repeated needle sticks leads some kids to hold on to needle phobia into adulthood.California
California workers must wait even longer for indoor heat protections
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A state board delays new rules again, apparently over state cost concerns. Labor officials are incensed.health
California doctors struggle to make payroll one month after ransomware attack
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Doctors and hospitals have been forced to forgo payments and risk medical supply shortages.Health Matters
Concerns grow over quality of care as investor groups buy not-for-profit nursing homes
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Will quality of care suffer in the name of making money? For-profit groups now own about 72% of the roughly 15,000 nursing homes in the US.California
Lawmakers want to help California be happy
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A new committee in the Legislature holds its first hearing on the matter.California
Opponents to Prop. 1 — Gavin Newsom’s mental health plan — concede it’s likely to pass
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Polls show many Californians were undecided heading into Election Day.California
A new $16,000 postpartum depression drug is here. How will insurers handle it?
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Most insurers do not yet have a policy on when or whether they will pay for it.California
California attorney general boosts bill banning medical debt from credit reports
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Rob Bonta has thrown his weight behind state Sen. Monique Limón’s legislation.health
