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Mobile Health Services Help Sacramento’s Homeless Women

June 27, 2018 | Sammy Caiola

When homeless women are struggling to find food and stay safe, regular reproductive health screenings aren’t usually at the top of the list. But a Sacramento street medicine team wants to make those services easier to access.

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Business-Labor Deal Would Ban California Cities, Counties From Enacting New Soda Taxes

June 26, 2018 | Ben Adler

An eleventh-hour deal between business and labor groups could ban new local taxes on sodas – while avoiding a ballot showdown that could make it harder for local governments to raise other taxes.

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California Lawmakers Want To Crack Down On Fraud At Drug Rehab Centers. Will It Work?

June 25, 2018 | Sammy Caiola

Some of California’s substance abuse treatment facilities have been exploiting clients in hopes of getting big payouts from insurance companies, according to lawmakers. A handful of bills aim to rein in fraudulent practices.

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California Prison’s New Hospice Garden Offers Dying Inmates Rare Chance To Reflect

June 25, 2018 | Sammy Caiola

A hospice unit in a Vacaville prison just added a garden for terminally ill inmates. It’s a place for them to process fear, anger, regret and other emotions at the end of life.

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Hundreds Of Terminally Ill Californians Are Using The State’s End Of Life Act

June 22, 2018 | Sammy Caiola

A new report from the state health department shows that more than half of people who requested lethal drugs under California's aid-in-dying law last year died after taking the medication. The policy is currently tied up in a legal battle.

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Is The Sun Finally Setting On Daylight Saving In California?

June 21, 2018 | Sammy Caiola

A bill that moves California toward eliminating daylight saving time is on its way to the governor’s desk. Experts say shifting the clock disrupts our sleep patterns and puts us at risk for accidents.

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This Unique Sacramento School Wants To Get More Autistic Adults Into Jobs

June 13, 2018 | Sammy Caiola

An alternative learning program based in craftwork just graduated its first class. The school is one of the few services available to adults with intellectual disabilities who are out of high school, but not ready for college or work.

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California Awards Millions In Grants Aimed At Stopping Tobacco Sales To Kids

June 12, 2018 | Steve Milne

Police departments in Stockton, Elk Grove, Rancho Cordova and Rocklin will be getting more money to crack down on the illegal sale of tobacco products to kids. They're among more than 70 entities throughout California getting state grant money.

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Black Residents Create 'Emotional Emancipation Circles' In Wake Of Stephon Clark's Death

June 12, 2018 | Bert Johnson

What are Emotional Emancipation Circles? CapRadio health care reporter Sammy Caiola shares what she's learned about the talk groups that have emerged following the police shooting of Stephon Clark.

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Hospitals, Counties Seek Alternatives To ‘Patient Dumping’

June 5, 2018 | Sammy Caiola

As California’s homelessness crisis persists, lawmakers and other leaders are looking for places homeless people can stay after discharge in the hopes of keeping them healthy and getting them housed.

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