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As fentanyl deaths climb, bill would require drug education in schools

Currently, drug education is optional in California K-12 schools, despite surge in overdoses and deaths.

Some small hospitals, already under financial pressure, say they can't afford proposed wage increases.

The University of California expects to grow the number of medical students in the program to nearly 500 by the 2026-27 academic year.

California legislators and officials vow to protect abortion rights no matter the final outcome of the case.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials said they intend to simplify the recommended COVID vaccine schedules for most people.

Californians 85 and older accounted for almost three in five malnutrition deaths in the state last year.

At least four other states have enacted a similar mandate.

Unless the ruling is reversed on appeal, mifepristone will likely be pulled from pharmacy shelves.

Some patients with chronic illnesses say they may avoid treatment in largely maskless healthcare facilities rather than risk contracting COVID-19.

A federal judge’s recent ruling on the Affordable Care Act is by no means the final word.