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Hospital program helps kids overcome fear through fun
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Music and movement therapies support a holistic approach to healing in pediatric units.California
Unprecedented lobbying effort scores big win for California public health
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After years of unstable funding, California’s 2022-23 budget will include an $300 million annual investment in public health.gavin newsom
Medi-Cal expansion: Legislature’s budget would remove some barriers for low-income residents
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The California Legislature has approved several Medi-Cal budget items that would remove barriers to care, such as the asset rule. Now it’s negotiating with Newsom.COVID-19
Covid was a tipping point for telehealth. If some have their way, virtual visits are here to stay
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In a nationwide poll last year, the overwhelming majority of Americans who had used telehealth said they “liked it” or “loved it" and would continue using it after the pandemic.California
Four things to know about the California budget deal
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California Assembly and Senate budget leaders announce a budget deal that includes stimulus checks, more in-state students at UC campuses and more money for public health and undocumented immigrants.California
Newsom wants to spend millions on the health of low-income mothers and their babies
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Democratic legislators back measures that would end the “pink tax” on diapers and menstrual products, provide mental health support, and pilot a guaranteed-income program.COVID-19
Little-known illnesses turning up in Covid long-haulers
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A significant number of post-covid patients suffer from syndromes that few doctors understand and that patients sometimes struggle to have taken seriously.COVID-19
Pandemic leads doctors to rethink unnecessary treatment
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Covid-caused delays in medical treatments and surgeries are producing data for health care providers to take another look at what’s needed and what isn’t.Bay Area
