July 29, 2022 | Janelle Salanga
San Francisco declared a state of emergency over rising cases of monkeypox Thursday. State health officials say they’re taking the outbreak “very seriously” and expecting thousands of vaccine doses from the federal government.
July 26, 2022
The Biden administration may scrap plans to let more younger adults get second COVID-19 boosters this summer. Instead, officials are trying to speed up availability of the next generation of boosters in the fall, NPR has learned.
July 19, 2022
Rates in the state’s health insurance marketplace will increase an average of 6% next year. The agency also warned premiums may double for some enrollees if Congress does not renew federal aid.
July 17, 2022
For years, consumer advocates and some legislators have been battling to rein in escalating health care costs. Now the state has created a new agency to limit future growth in health care costs — and it will have the power to enforce that mandate.
July 17, 2022
The new federal number is billed as an alternative to 911 for people experiencing mental health emergencies. A bill would allow California to fund call centers with new fees on phone lines.
July 15, 2022 | Srishti Prabha
Franklin High School saw higher COVID transmission this past school year, and students of color — who In a normal school year overcome insurmountable odds — faced all sorts of new challenges.
July 14, 2022 | Vicki Gonzalez
While hospitalizations and cases are rising thanks to new, highly contagious variants, deaths remain low thanks to vaccines, treatments and therapeutics.
July 13, 2022
UC and Cal State will begin providing medication abortions Jan. 1 under a new state law, helping ease pressure on local clinics.
July 9, 2022
Emergency contraceptives and abortion pills are not the same thing, though people often confuse them. Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, it's vital to know the difference — and your options.
July 9, 2022
Medical journal study says life expectancy for California’s Latinos fell six years, more than other populations during pandemic.
