Republican health care push coming; success a question mark
WASHINGTON >> Republicans seem set to start muscling legislation through Congress reshaping the country's health care system after seven years of saber-rattling.Don't confuse that with GOP unity...
View ArticleWhen you don't speak the same language as your child's doctor
When Margarita Ruiz takes her children to the doctor's office, she has no choice but to trust that nurses and front desk staff are translating medical orders accurately. She doesn't speak English and...
View ArticleContractor fired after HIV patients placed at risk
California's public health department Wednesday fired the contractor responsible for enrolling patients in a state-run AIDS program, saying its poor performance threatened enrollees' access to...
View ArticleCalifornia cancer rates dropped during Recesssion -- and that may not be good...
As the country plunged into recession between 2008 and 2012, something unexpected happened: An earlier small decline in the number of new cancer cases became a much bigger one.The authors of a study...
View ArticleAfter fundraising and surgery, 3-year-old girl is dancing at last
Dressed in a white tutu and black leggings, 3-year-old Finley Smallwood practiced#xa0;ballet moves at her weekly dance class at a Norco studio.As her mother, Christina Smallwood, and instructor...
View ArticleLiver transplant surgical pioneer Dr. Thomas Starzl dies
PITTSBURGH >> Dr. Thomas Starzl, who pioneered liver transplant surgery in the 1960s and was a leading researcher into anti-rejection drugs, has died. He was 90.The University of Pittsburgh,...
View ArticlePush for healthier nail salons in California finding success
OAKLAND >> It was the swag-bags that convinced community health organizer Julia Liou to redraw the battle plan in a fight to reduce the hazardous chemical exposures of nail-salon workers, most of...
View ArticleIs Alzheimer's treatment of injecting stem cells into the brain a...
More than eight years after he realized something was wrong, after, as he described it, "My brain went ."What's the word? . Foggy," Jack Sage finally said after several seconds of silently coaxing his...
View ArticleAfter fundraising and surgery, 3-year-old Eastvale girl is dancing at last
EASTVALE >> Dressed in a white tutu and black leggings, 3-year-old Finley Smallwood practiced#xa0;ballet moves at her weekly dance class at a Norco studio.As her mother, Christina Smallwood, and...
View ArticleHouse Republicans release plan to replace Obamacare
WASHINGTON >> House Republicans on Monday released their long-awaited plan for unraveling former President Barack Obama's health care law, a package that would scale back the government's role in...
View Article#love4lexi: Chino Hills High teen who sparked LaMelo Ball's 92-point game...
Alexis Anderson, the girl to whom LaMelo Ball dedicated a controversial 92-point performance in a Chino Hills High School basketball game, got a new heart Monday. The sophomore cheerleader at Chino...
View ArticleCelebrate National Nutrition Month by eating right
March is National Nutrition Month, and this year's theme is "Put Your Best Fork Forward." Each day provides a fresh opportunity to make smart food choices for better health and every small step - or...
View ArticleRepealing Obamacare: Trump stands behind health plan as critics arise
A powerful conservative backlash threatened the new Republican health care bill on Tuesday, even as President Donald Trump and congressional leaders began trying to sell the legislation as the...
View ArticleGOP health-care plan would upend consumers' cost calculations in California
For better or worse, Californians who aren't insured through their employers could see major changes in their health insurance costs under a Republican replacement for the Affordable Care Act.A House...
View ArticleFive ways GOP health bill changes course from Obamacare
After literally years of promises, House Republicans finally have a bill they say will "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act.Some conservative Republicans have derided the new proposal - the...
View ArticleSuccessful Aging: An example of successful hospice care
Last week, we addressed D.B's request to discuss hospice and its valuable service to those facing life-limiting illnesses. This week, we describe an innovative home that welcomes hospice services for...
View ArticleTrump's health care pitch: His biggest deal ever?
As conservatives square off over Republican health care legislation, President Donald Trump faces a crucial first test of his presidency: Can he translate his bully pulpit and popularity with...
View ArticleDiabetes Empowerment course offered April 4-May 19 at Redlands Community...
RedlandsCenter offers diabetes-management classesThe Redlands Community Senior Center will host a free six-week Diabetes Empowerment (DEEP) course. Classes will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesdays...
View ArticleFruit-flavored tobacco more available than fresh produce in Southern...
An increasing number of Southern California stores sell e-cigarettes, and shoppers are more likely to find fruit-flavored tobacco products than fresh produce on the shelves.That's according to 2016...
View ArticleCalifornia gets high grade for medical marijuana access, report says
California does a good job of letting medical marijuana patients get their treatment of choice, but some elements of the state's marijuana laws still fail to protect people with legitimate ailments,...
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