health

Air district issues health advisory for smoke from Canada wildfires; no Spare the Air alert

A Spare the Air advisory has not been issued; pollutant levels are not expected to exceed the national 24-hour health standard.

This is the first case of measles in Santa Clara County since 2019.

Those who may have been exposed should monitor for symptoms for seven to 21 days after the day of potential exposure.

A GOP tax-and-spending bill would slash Medicaid reimbursement for states that offer health coverage to immigrants without legal status.

The governor said Medi-Cal has a growth problem that the state cannot afford.

Independent pharmacists and makers of generic drugs — which account for 90% of U.S. prescriptions — see trouble ahead for patients.

The proposal is a bruising blow from Newsom, who ran for governor on the promise of universal health care.

Holmes’ last chance for relief now lies with a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court, a route that is rarely successful.

The union on Sunday announced a tentative agreement with Kaiser on a new contract for 2,400 mental health and addiction medicine employees.

The suit accuses the companies of receiving personal information through California’s state health insurance exchange.