Bay Area California’s healthcare workers face burnout. These universities want to help By Joliamour Dubose-Morris and Colleen Murphy | June 10, 2022 Two Bay Area universities are part of a federally funded effort to improve retention in a health care industry rocked by the pandemic.
California California wants to slash insulin prices by becoming a drugmaker. Can it succeed? By Angela Hart | Kaiser Health News | June 7, 2022 California would spend $100 million to make insulin affordable to millions of people with diabetes under a new state generic drug label, CalRx.
Bay Area Masks are once again mandated in Alameda County By Eli Walsh | Bay City News Foundation | June 3, 2022 The order does not apply to the city of Berkeley, which has its own health jurisdiction.
California Politics and pandemic fatigue doom California’s COVID vaccine mandates By Rachel Bluth | Kaiser Health News | May 31, 2022 Lawmakers blame the ebbs and flows of the coronavirus, the public’s short attention span, and opposition from public safety unions.
COVID-19 Got long COVID? Medical expertise is vital, and seniors should prepare to go slow By Judith Graham | Kaiser Health News | May 31, 2022 Identifying long COVID in older adults can be tricky, but there are good strategies for getting care and fighting the impact of the virus.
California Burned out by COVID and 80-hour weeks, resident physicians unionize By Sarah Kwon | Kaiser Health News | May 27, 2022 In California and beyond, physician trainees working long hours for what can amount to little more than minimum wage.
Bay Area Program connects retired doctors and community clinics By Larry Sokoloff | Bay City News Foundation | May 26, 2022 San Francisco-based Encore Physicians provides clinics nationally with expertise and doctors with paid work.
Around Town Where does your poop go? By Exedra Staff | May 24, 2022 EBMUD is offering one-hour virtual "tours" on how our local wastewater treatment system works.
health Suspected monkeypox case in California: What you should know By Ana B. Ibarra and Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | May 24, 2022 Health officials are working to confirm California’s first suspected case of monkeypox. Experts say it is not the next COVID-19.
COVID-19 Pfizer says 3 COVID vaccine doses are safe, effective for kids under 5 in latest trial By Eli Walsh | Bay City News Foundation | May 24, 2022 The FDA may conduct a formal review of the vaccine for young children by mid-June.