Health CareFDA advisers endorse new RSV antibody drug for babiesJune 10, 2023A panel of experts to the Food and Drug Administration has recommended the agency approve a long-acting antibody drug that can protect infants from the seasonal virus, RSV.
Health CareHealth care coalition jockeys over Medi-Cal spending, eyes ballot initiativeJune 4, 2023California Healthline has learned that a coalition of doctors, hospitals, insurers, and community clinics want to lock in a tax on health insurance companies to draw in extra Medicaid funding. It also wants to make the tax permanent.
Health CareCalifornia’s digital privacy battle: It’s police vs. civil libertarians, with an abortion twistJune 3, 2023California is considering banning the use of “reverse search warrants,” which compel tech companies to disclose the identities of individuals based on the location of their phone and internet search history. Abortion activists call it vital.
Health CarePublic health officials urge mpox vaccinations ahead of LGBTQ+ Pride celebrationsJune 1, 2023 | Kate WolffeIn an open letter, California’s head of STD control urged doctors to be vigilant about mpox spread in their communities. Sacramento’s LGBT Community Center has events scheduled all month to increase vaccination rates.
Health CareWellSpace’s ‘Crib’ program provides temporary alternative to hospital or jail for unhoused people in crisisMay 30, 2023WellSpace’s Crisis Receiving for Behavioral Health (CRBH) program — known as “Crib” — debuted in summer 2020. The crisis center allows subjects up to recuperate from a mental health crisis or substance intoxication for up to 24 hours on site.
Health CareUC disability services understaffed, students sayMay 22, 2023The UC Student Association is calling for California to spend millions more on disability services at the university, as students report long wait times.
Health CareGrant Union High School Alumni champion for school-based health clinicsMay 22, 2023 | Srishti PrabhaOrganizers say the goal is to serve students’ mental- and physical-health needs.
Health CareAn AI chatbot may be your next therapist. Will it actually help your mental health?May 20, 2023Given a dire shortage of human behavioral health providers in the U.S., it may prove tempting for insurers to offer up apps and chatbots to meet the federal mental health parity requirement.
Health CareThe CDC is worried about a mpox rebound and urges people to get vaccinatedMay 20, 2023A cluster of mpox cases in the Chicago area has sparked fears of a summer wave. Health officials are pointing to new research showing the vaccine is effective and hoping people take notice.
Health CareAs Sacramento summer heat approaches, unhoused people, housing advocates call for supportMay 18, 2023 | Janelle SalangaWith city, county bans on homeless camping and shelters cramped, potential sweeps leave unhoused people in a bind. Self-governed community Camp Resolution also seeks infrastructure to run fans and A/C.
