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As Undocumented Children Enroll in Medi-Cal, Some Clinics See Uptick in Patients
Dr. Charles Fenzi, chief executive officer and chief medical officer for Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics, said the organization has seen an uptick in new patients since the expansion and expects to...
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How uniting kids, elders helps both
By Matt Perry It’s a solution for two problems at once: children desperately need mentors to guide them, and isolated seniors yearn for more connection and meaning. The growing intergenerational...
View ArticleAbout 10% of California Teens Have Used E-Cigarettes, Study Finds
By Hannah Guzik About 10 percent of California teenagers have used electronic cigarettes, a rate that is higher than national estimates, according to a new study. Scientists from the UCLA Center for...
View ArticleCalifornia Children and Mothers Have Higher Exposure to Flame Retardants,...
By Hannah Guzik California children and their mothers are exposed to higher levels of flame retardants than researchers have found in a past study, according to a report released Monday. These...
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Retailers roll with new restriction on tobacco sales to minors
By Lisa Renner At convenience stores and gas stations across the state, bright yellow signs are posted prominently on front doors: “Under 21/ No Tobacco.” Libby Brown, a 16-year-old from Turlock, has...
View ArticleAs California ages, demand soars for geriatricians
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View ArticleDisparities in Who Receives a Flu Shot in California
By Hannah Guzik Most California adults don’t get a flu shot every year, but members of certain racial or ethnic groups are less likely to be immunized, according to a new study. In California, black...
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“One City, One Strategy” – San Francisco Tackles Aging Together
Alicia Neumann, UCSF program director By Matt Perry A California journalist with a medical death sentence – terminal cancer — recently heralded new improvements in immunotherapy for keeping her alive...
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Former Victims Try to Reduce Child Abuse in the Central Valley
The office of Dr. Philip Hyden, medical director of The Guilds Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Center at Valley Children’s Hospital in Madera, which sees a high number of child abuse cases. Photo:...
View ArticleMaking care more affordable, but not less expensive
By Daniel Weintraub The big rate increases announced last week for health insurance policies sold by California’s version of the federal health reform are the latest evidence that the Affordable Care...
View ArticleTeen Birth Rate at Record Low in California
By Hannah Guzik California’s teenage birthrate continues to decline and was at a record low in 2014, the state Department of Public Health announced today. Still, racial disparities persist in the...
View ArticleThe Shift to Online Health Care May Leave Foreign-Born Latinos Behind, Study...
By Hannah Guzik Health information is increasingly disseminated online, but Latinos who emigrated to the U.S. may have trouble accessing it, resulting in a health care gap, a new study reports....
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Campus food programs aimed at student hunger
By Fran Kritz Dozens of freshmen headed to Humboldt State University this fall will have access to something most many of their classmates take for granted: a credit card they can swipe in exchange...
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Fresh Produce Prescription Programs Impact Diet-Related Disease
By Lynn Graebner As health care providers struggle to reduce the tsunami of diet-related disease washing over communities, a national movement is pairing hospitals and community clinics with local...
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Farmworkers Fight For Overtime Pay and Better Working Conditions
Photo of central coast field workers by Lily Dayton/CHR. By Hannah Guzik The sun has just nosed above the horizon when Maria Espinosa (not her real name) ties a bandana over her face to protect herself...
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Nurse-managed centers bring health care to the people
By Matt Perry Tamara McKinnon knows that visiting a doctor’s office is a poor facsimile of real life. “There are some things you just can’t see there,” says McKinnon, affirming the crazed detachment...
View Article3 Million Californians Will Be Uninsured in 2017, Report Estimates
By Hannah Guzik Health reform has greatly expanded the number of Californians with insurance, but slightly more than 3 million residents will remain uninsured in 2017, according to a new report. About...
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First Aid Training Helps Schools Spot Students with Mental Health Needs
Photo: Thinkstock. By Robin Urevich Three-quarters of people with mental illnesses like major depression, anxiety or psychotic disorders experience their first symptoms before age 24. Half of them...
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California’s Most Fragile Children Will Get to Keep Doctors Under New Bill
J.C. Aquirre, shown here with his mother Tina May Kline, is one of the 30,000 medically fragile children who would be able to keep their doctors while their health coverage changes under a new state...
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Most Survivors Want More Rehab, Less Punishment for Victimizers
Victims of violent crime are more likely to be low-income, under 30 and Latino or African American, according to a survey by Californians for Safety and Justice. Aswad Thomas, pictured above, was shot...
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