Chicago giving departing inmates overdose-reversing drug
CHICAGO >> Chicago now gives at-risk inmates the overdose-reversing drug naloxone upon their release from jail and Los Angeles is poised to follow suit, putting the antidote in as many hands as...
View ArticleDrugmakers pay for influence as anger rises
Two federal investigations - one examining opioid sales, another about a multiple sclerosis drug whose price had soared to $34,000 a vial - were only part of the troubles Mallinckrodt faced as the year...
View ArticleHome nursing visits provide wide-ranging benefits for mothers, young children
Children born to low-income, first-time mothers who received home nursing visits showed increased mental health, stronger social and emotional development and academic gains, according to researchers...
View ArticleHow bedbugs are making an unwelcome comeback in Southern California
Gary Shelton tossed clothes, a wooden bed frame, a director's chair and cardboard boxes stuffed with papers from his community-activist campaigns.Other clothes the 68-year-old Long Beach man washed,...
View ArticlePaid parental leave may be the idea that transcends politics
Tameka Henry takes care of her disabled husband, her 87-year-old grandfather and her four children, ages 10 to 16. Two of her kids have asthma. Her husband has a chronic intestinal condition, diabetes...
View ArticleHere's what you need to know as Covered California rates go up in 2018
Covered California on Tuesday said insurance rates will jump an average of 12.5 percent for next year, driven in part by uncertainty about the future of Obamacare.Peter Lee, executive director of...
View ArticleCalifornia-led effort helps improve blood pressure control among low-income...
California faces a big challenge in controlling the blood pressure of low-income residents with hypertension, but a state-led program has shown some signs of progress.Nine of the state's 23 Medicaid...
View ArticleThis drug puts $750,000 'price tag on life'
Jana Gundy and Amanda Chaffin live within two hours of each other in Oklahoma. Each has a child with the same devastating disease, one that robs them of muscle strength, affecting their ability to sit,...
View ArticleHow to donate blood at upcoming drives in Redlands
LifeStream will hold two community blood drives in Redlands next week.The first is noon to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Redlands Community Hospital, 350 Terracina Blvd. There will also be a blood drive 10 a.m....
View ArticleRecord high vaccination rates of 7th-graders reported in 1st year of stricter...
Vaccination rates for California 7th-graders reached their highest recorded levels, the California Department of Public Health reported, in another sign that a stricter vaccination law is having an...
View ArticleLeap of faith: Will healthcare ministries cover your costs?
Martin Estacio was shelling out $800 per month for a health plan that didn't fit his two-state lifestyle.The retired San Bernardino firefighter lives between Oklahoma and California. But his health...
View ArticleTeen pregnancy prevention programs at risk after Trump Administration budget...
Luanne Rohrbach was stunned when she got the letter from Washington: The federal money for her teen pregnancy prevention program was being shut off.Rohrbach helps lead a program providing sexual health...
View ArticlePaying doctors more -- now will they treat more poor Californians?
It seems like a simple solution. Raise what you pay doctors for treating low-income patients, and they'll treat more of them.All those waits for appointments and physician shortages that have long...
View ArticleLos Angeles gets biggest boost from HIV housing funds
In a bipartisan push, Congress has restructured a federal housing program for HIV patients to funnel more money into areas struggling to control the spread of the virus.While legislators and housing...
View ArticleCalifornia funds groups to serve food to Medi-Cal's poor, just like medicine
Federico Guzm#xe1;n moved from Mexico to San Francisco in 1992, fleeing anti-gay sentiment and searching for AIDS treatment.He couldn't find a job and sometimes went hungry until friends introduced him...
View ArticleUCR researchers find way to thwart ovarian cancer, plan to work with City of...
A pair of UC Riverside researchers say they have found a mechanism for blocking the spread of ovarian cancer, one of the deadliest cancers for women.Recent University of Notre Dame transplants Mark...
View ArticleRare West Nile virus complications can devastate victims' lives
FONTANA >> Recovery started with a twitch of his tongue.Greg Lee had been paralyzed and in intensive care for nearly 100 days at Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center after being diagnosed...
View ArticleTexas cuts aid to 'colonias' after years of offering help
ALAMO, Texas >> While the economy in Texas has boomed over the last 20 years, along the border with Mexico about a half million people live in clusters of cinderblock dwellings, home-built...
View ArticleLearn how lifestyle affects one's mental brain health during Loma Linda program
Linda Valley Assisted Living and Memory Care will present a free educational series beginning this month.The first of the three monthly programs is set for 2 p.m. Aug. 24. Dr. Wayne Dysinger will speak...
View Article35 children die in north Indian hospital in 3 days
LUCKNOW, India >> Parents of at least 35 children who have died in a state-run hospital in northern India over the past three days have alleged that the fatalities were due to the lack of a...
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