Public Health

健康

他们接生了 5,600 名婴儿。他们指责加州的规定让他们停业

对于想要在医院外分娩的家庭来说，产科中心是受欢迎的选择。过去十年，加州有 19 家产科中心关闭，加剧了该州的产妇护理危机。

经过 黄克莉丝汀 • 8 月 26, 2024

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一种可以致命的土壤真菌正在加州蔓延：关于山谷热你需要知道什么

About 80 Californians die every year after contracting Valley fever, a fungal disease that typically affects the lungs. A recent outbreak was traced to a music festival in Kern County.

经过 安娜·B·伊瓦拉 • 8 月 2, 2024

国会大厦

Some California state workers return to offices with tainted water

The bacteria that can cause Legionnaires’ disease have been found in a state office complex in Sacramento. An order requiring state employees to return to the office at least two days a week started Monday.

经过 余悦 • 6 月 18, 2024

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California gives new moms extra Medi-Cal benefits. It can’t say who’s using them

California created a special program to improve infant and maternal care in 1984. Forty years later, the state can’t account for how often people are using the benefits or if the services are helping.

经过 黄克莉丝汀 • 2 月 28, 2024

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Despite Newsom veto, California should still provide free condoms to public school students

A bill that would've required public schools to give students access to free condoms was vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, but young advocates worried about the rise in sexually transmitted infections are vowing to keep pushing for access.

By Ria Babaria and Martin Orea • 11 月 28, 2023

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San Diegans hold their breath as Newsom defers to Washington D.C. on Tijuana River sewage crisis

As the Tijuana River sewage crisis worsens, local leaders and community organizations in San Diego and elsewhere have pleaded with Gov. Gavin Newsom to intervene. The governor has so far deferred to the White House and Congress, leaving dozens of communities helplessly at the whims of federal lawmakers.

经过 Pedro Rios • 11 月 20, 2023

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Housing alone won’t solve homelessness. California must expand its mental health system

California can't solve homelessness without vastly improving the public mental health system. Without treatment and interventions, those with a serious mental illness deteriorate and lose housing.

By Patricia Fontana • 11 月 6, 2023

重要的事情

What big California bills are left on Newsom’s desk?

Gov. Gavin Newsom greenlit 56 bills Wednesday to help ease the state’s affordable housing crisis. And with three days left to take action, he’s gone through most major bills on other pressing issues as well. But there are still a handful of significant ones he has yet to decide. Perhaps the most contentious is Senate […]

经过 林恩·拉 • 10 月 12, 2023

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How California can improve safety and transparency of privately run bio labs

Laboratories working with potentially dangerous pathogens are not required to share information about their work with their local communities, which heightens mistrust and leads to blanket restrictions, as California saw this summer. Reporting requirements could improve safety and increase oversight.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 9 月 13, 2023

健康

California COVID cases are increasing, again. Here’s the latest on boosters and more

It’s a confusing time in the COVID pandemic. A new booster is on the way, but cases are rising and you might want more protection now.

经过 黄克莉丝汀 • 9 月 1, 2023