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California

California closes loophole, requires hospitals to turn to a patient’s next of kin

By Mark Kreidler | Kaiser Health News | February 17, 2023
A state law establishes a list of representatives who can make medical decisions for patients unable to convey their wishes.
California

In California, Democrats propose $25 minimum wage for health workers

By Samantha Young | Kaiser Health News | February 14, 2023
Similar proposals have previously faced strong opposition from the health industry.
COVID-19

Era of ‘free’ COVID vaccines, test kits, and treatments is ending. Who will pay the tab now?

By Julie Appleby | Kaiser Health News | February 10, 2023
Insurers, employers, and taxpayers will all be affected as drug manufacturers move these products to the commercial market.
COVID-19

A secret weapon in preventing the next pandemic: fruit bats

By Jim Robbins | Kaiser Health News | February 7, 2023
New research links habitat destruction with the spillover of viruses from animals to humans.
health

California lawmakers try again to cap insulin costs

By Ana B. Ibarra | CalMatters | February 3, 2023
California has an ambitious plan to manufacture its own insulin, while legislators are proposing to cap what diabetics pay.
gavin newsom

California ends plans for kids’ COVID vaccine mandate

By Diana Lambert | EdSource | February 1, 2023
The end of the state's COVID-19 state of emergency this month appears to be one hurdle too many to the state's implementation of the mandate.
COVID-19

It’s ‘telehealth vs. no care’: Doctors say Congress risks leaving patients vulnerable

By Sarah Jane Tribble | Kaiser Health News | January 31, 2023
A two-year extension of pandemic-era funding that helped telehealth services grow nationwide doesn’t guarantee the future of remote medicine.
California

More Californians are dying at home. Another COVID ‘new normal’?

By Phillip Reese | Kaiser Health News | January 26, 2023
The recent upsurge in at-home deaths started in 2020, the first year of the pandemic, and the rate has continued to climb.
health

Sitting all day is terrible for your health — new study finds an easy way to counteract it

By Keith Diaz, for The Conversation | Bay City News Foundation | January 23, 2023
This simple strategy reduced blood sugar levels, lowered blood pressure and had mental health benefits.
COVID-19

What older Americans need to know about taking Paxlovid

By Judith Graham | Kaiser Health News | January 18, 2023
Older adults represent nearly 90% of US deaths from covid-19 in recent months, and experts say this effective therapy is underprescribed for them.
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