California What to know about two new measles cases in CA By Lynn La | CalMatters | March 13, 2025 The Los Angeles and Fresno public health departments each disclosed a case on Tuesday.
Around Town The LWV Piedmont hosts “Public Health: The Next 4 Years” with Dr. George Rutherford By League of Women Voters, Piedmont | March 12, 2025 The Piedmont resident and UCSF professor of epidemiology and public health will speak on Sunday, March 30.
health care ‘Burden on our local systems’: Congressmen warn of health care impacts of Medicaid cuts By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | March 10, 2025 The Republican-led House of Representatives passed a draft budget plan last month that outlines $880 billion in cuts over a decade to health spending.
Bay Area Changing the climate on science: Nationwide movement pushes back on cuts for research By Ruth Dusseaul | Bay City News | March 9, 2025 On Friday at University of California Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza, a spot famous for student activism, it was the professors’ turn to protest.
animals As poultry farms slowly recover from bird flu, concerns rise over economy, public health By Ruth Dusseault | Bay City News | March 8, 2025 Bird flu is not just for birds.
Featured in Category Republicans once wanted government out of health care — Trump voters see it differently By Noam N. Levey | KFF Health News | March 6, 2025 Polling found three-quarters of Trump voters back government limits on what hospitals can charge.
gavin newsom California made a big bet on producing its own insulin. There’s no ‘date certain’ for delivery By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | March 3, 2025 Governor Gavin Newsom promised a “2024 delivery” for the insulin and it's still not here.
health California has a lot to lose if Trump slashes Medicaid. Seniors, kids and more could face coverage cuts By Ana B. Ibarra | KFF Health News | February 28, 2025 Almost 15 million Californians have health care coverage through Medi-Cal, a program that stands to lose billions of dollars if Republicans follow through on proposed cuts.
News 1st confirmed death in Texas measles outbreak is unvaccinated, school-aged child By Amanda Geduld | The 74 | February 27, 2025 HHS head and longtime vaccine skeptic RFK Jr downplayed the outbreak’s severity while his organization blamed the vaccines themselves.
nature UC Berkeley’s famous falcons are missing — which has fans and experts fearing the worst By Dan McMenamin | Bay City News | February 26, 2025 The culprit may be the highly contagious avian flu.