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Coronavirus FAQ: I'm confused by the new testing advice! Do it once, twice ... thrice?

August 13, 2022

The FDA issued revised guidance about how often to test after exposure to someone with COVID or after symptoms occur. It's not exactly the same as what the CDC says. What's the best way to proceed?

Alain Jocard, Pool via AP

Health Care

Sacramento County declares monkeypox a local public health emergency in response to rising cases

August 9, 2022 | Janelle Salanga

The emergency declaration allows the county to access funding and be more proactive in its response to the outbreak.

Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

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In California, abortion could become a constitutional right. So could birth control.

August 7, 2022

Proposition 1, the constitutional amendment that would enshrine abortion in California’s constitution, would also lock in a right that has gotten less attention: the right to “choose or refuse” contraception.

KEVIN KWONG

Health Care

A California man’s ‘painful and terrifying’ road to a monkeypox diagnosis

August 6, 2022

A Bay Area man described himself as “delirious” from the pain of a quickly spreading rash, but it took six telehealth appointments, one urgent care visit, and two emergency room trips before he was finally diagnosed and treated for monkeypox.

Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

Health Care

New variants, wastewater data, long COVID: What Sacramento region experts are watching

August 5, 2022 | Janelle Salanga

Experts and public health officials in the Sacramento region share how their approach to COVID-19 is changing as new variants emerge and new tools, like wastewater data, become more important.

Mario Tama/Getty Images

Health Care

White House declares monkeypox a public health emergency

August 4, 2022

Declaring a public health emergency can free up resources to help the administration respond to the monkeypox outbreak. So far more than 6,000 people in the U.S. have been infected.

AP Photo/File

Health Care

Citing a Mental Health Crisis Among Young People, California Lawmakers Target Social Media

August 2, 2022

Legislators are considering two bills that address online addiction among children by taking aim at website features such as push notifications and targeted posts. But Big Tech is fighting the effort.

Rick Bowmer / AP Photo

Health Care

What to know about monkeypox’s spread and finding a vaccine in Sacramento

August 1, 2022 | Janelle Salanga

As the virus spreads, here’s what to know about how it’s transmitted, how to identify symptoms and what local resources can help if you have it.

Alain Jocard, Pool via AP

Health Care

California declares state of emergency as monkeypox outbreak grows

August 1, 2022 | Janelle Salanga

The announcement comes three days after the state said it continued to review data about the virus. San Francisco made a similar declaration last Thursday.

AP Photo/Haven Daley

Health Care

California not declaring monkeypox a health emergency, despite growing concern about spread

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.

 

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The Latino community is facing issues with misinformation on abortions

August 13, 2022

NPR's Daniel Estrin speaks to Elizabeth Estrada of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice about the spread of abortion misinformation in the Latino community.

Long uncertain, young people's access to abortion is more complicated than ever

August 13, 2022

As more states restrict abortion, the obstacles for minors who need the procedure are growing. Abortion-rights advocates warn the legal upheaval is leaving young people confused and without options.

Q&A: The polio virus was detected in New York City wastewater. Do you need to worry?

August 12, 2022

The highly infectious viral disease can lead to permanent paralysis of the arms and legs and even death in some cases. Health officials are urging people to get vaccinated if they haven't been.

The FDA recommends 3 home tests if you're exposed to COVID to boost accuracy

August 11, 2022

Previously, the FDA had advised taking two rapid antigen tests over two or three days to rule out infection. But the agency says new studies suggest that protocol can miss too many infections.

Abortion is legal in Illinois. In Wisconsin, it's nearly banned. So clinics teamed up

August 11, 2022

After Wisconsin left an 1849 near-total abortion ban in place, some providers began commuting to Illinois to treat patients. These Planned Parenthood partnerships could be a model for the future.

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