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UC-San Francisco is pausing its long-running masterās program in nurse-midwifery and plans to shift to a lengthier, costlier doctoral program. Midwives criticized the move and questioned the universityās motivations at a time of serious shortages of maternal care workers.
New HIV diagnoses have decreased among Latinos in San Francisco, potentially marking the first time in five years that the group hasnāt accounted for the largest number of new cases. Public health experts express cautious optimism, but outreach workers warn that many Latinos still struggle to find testing and treatment.
Medical aid in death is legal in 10 states and the District of Columbia. But only Oregon and Vermont explicitly allow out-of-state people who are terminally ill to die with assistance there. So far, at least 49 people have made the trek while state legislation stalls elsewhere.
Former President Donald Trumpās claim that Vice President Kamala Harris voted to ācut Medicareā is false, experts say.
The end of pandemic-era Medicaid coverage protections coincided with changes in more than a dozen states to expand coverage for lower-income people, including children, pregnant women, and the incarcerated.
Proposed legislation would require the state attorney generalās consent for a wide range of private equity acquisitions in health care. The hospital lobby negotiated an exemption for for-profit hospitals.
California is among a growing number of states that offer dental benefits to low-income residents, but some lawmakers want the state to go further by covering more cleanings and costlier implants. Dentists and health experts worry the approach doesnāt address the root of the problem: Many providers donāt accept Medicaid.
Congress and state legislatures are considering age bans and other limits for Instagram and TikTok out of concern that they harm kidsā mental health. But some researchers and pediatricians question whether thereās enough data to support that conclusion.
Colorism ā a form of prejudice and discrimination in which lighter skin is favored over darker skin ā has been associated with mental health conditions such as depression, low self-esteem, and anxiety. But skin tone often goes unaddressed with therapists and clinical specialists.
Kamala Harris fought health care consolidation during her tenure as Californiaās attorney general, and she could escalate the fight nationally if she wins in November. Still, the pace of mergers has accelerated.
Immigration is regulated by the federal government, but California lawmakers may give local public health inspectors the authority to inspect privately operated immigration detention facilities, citing complaints and lawsuits from detainees alleging inadequate medical care and unsanitary conditions.
Montanaās proposal to increase oversight is part of a national trend by states to ensure nonprofit hospitals act as charitable organizations as they claim tax-exempt status. But the state has yet to set standards for how much the hospitals must do.
Indoor workers who toil in hot jobsites in California gain immediate protection from this summerās extreme heat. The stateās worker safety chief announced finalized rules Wednesday, capping a years-long push by workers.
Although Novo Nordisk and Lilly lump together the pharmacies that compound semaglutide and tirzepatide with internet cowboys selling fake drugs, there is a distinction. The FDA has offered Americans little clarity about the vast gray and black markets for the drugs.
State lawmakers are advancing two bills aimed at protecting children from the harms of social media, part of a nationwide wave of efforts to address the issue. Yet the billsā proponents face hurdles in finding an approach that can survive legal challenges from the tech industry.
Public safety and health care organizations are using drones to speed up lifesaving treatment during medical emergencies in which every second counts.
Healthcare in Action, a California medical group that exclusively serves homeless people, has tapped into growing demand and funding for street medicine services. Three years in, the innovative nonprofit is raking in revenue and serving thousands of people who otherwise might flock to the hospital for high-cost care.
911 outages have hit at least eight states this year. Theyāre emblematic of problems plaguing emergency response communications due in part to wide disparities in capabilities and funding.
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