California The form asked my permission to share my health data. Then it wouldn’t let me say no. By Alex Rosenblat | CalMatters | May 29, 2026 When modern check-in technology refuses to let a patient move forward without agreeing to the notice of privacy practices, is that legal?
Environment Wild mushroom poisonings spike in Northern California amid ‘extremely high’ risk warning By Pete Young | Bay City News | May 24, 2026 The California Department of Public Health strongly urges the public not to pick or consume wild mushrooms.
Featured in Category Trump and Kennedy seek to relax safeguards for AI healthcare tools By Darius Tahir | KFF Health News | May 15, 2026 Clinicians and patient-safety advocates say government regulations are not well constructed to guard against the threat that the new technology will miss or obscure important details of patients’ conditions.
Health Matters Hantavirus News Roundup: From Céline Gounder of KFF Health News By Celine Grounder | KFF Health News | May 15, 2026 The Health News editor-at-large and infectious disease doctor spoke to numerous media outlets about the risks from the disease.
Bay Area Santa Clara County resident monitored after deadly hantavirus outbreak tied to cruise By Kathleen Kirkwood | Bay City News | May 11, 2026 The passenger aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship disembarked before the outbreak was detected.
Bay Area UCSF gets $100M donation for modernization, health care initiatives By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | May 11, 2026 Targeted capital improvements include renovations to UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland.
Elections In California governor race, single-payer is a litmus test. There’s still no way to pay for it. By Christine Mai-Duc | KFF Health News | May 8, 2026 Proponents say a government-run health system is an answer to rising premiums and other spiraling healthcare costs.
health Sham hospice schemes are bilking Medicare — and harming California seniors By Ana B. Ibarra | CalMatters | April 29, 2026 Fraud ranges from providers knowingly overbilling Medicare and Medi-Cal to more elaborate schemes.
Bay Area Plans to fix gaps in Newsom’s mental health court reopen divisions over involuntary care By Marisa Kendall | CalMatters | April 27, 2026 CARE Court struggles to serve Californians in acute mental health crises. Two bills are moving forward to change that.
Wellness Why the ‘Good Death’ is having its moment: Candid conversations are reshaping life’s end By Laura M. Holson | Stanford Center on Longevity | April 24, 2026 From death doulas to death cafés, people are finding new ways to face mortality with openness.