Michelle Faust Raghavan

Rule #1: Stay inside.

The so-called silver tsunami of aging Baby Boomers has created an ever-growing need for caregivers. In many cases that falls on the kids in the family, and that means millennials make up an increasingly large portion of the people caring for older family members.

Southern California has had almost 80 particularly smoggy days, so far this year. And Friday is another one.

Seniors who are homebound often don’t have a lot of people around to keep track of how they’re doing.

Governor Newsom has signed an executive order calling for a Master Plan on Aging by October 2020. At a recent brainstorming session in L.A., several dozen advocates for seniors shared interviews with older adults and discussed what types of support seniors need.

California lawmakers will take another swing in 2019 at extending Medi-Cal eligibility to anyone in the country illegally who meets the program's income qualifications. California has let kids and teens without legal status apply for Medi-Cal since 2016.

Starting January 1, Californians will no longer be able to buy short-term health plans. Critics call these policies "junk" plans because they don’t have to follow the Obamacare rules requiring coverage of preexisting conditions and a variety of preventive and other care.

Starting January 1, California is taking more control over the growth of the health insurance industry. For the first time, a new law will give the state the power to reject mergers by large health insurance firms.

Rule #1: Stay inside.

Jessica Shelton says mindfulness helps her cope with anxiety and depression. She's been in remission for 5 years. Shelton was part of an on-going study at UCLA examining the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation in the lives of breast cancer survivors.

California may be the next state to ban short-term health plans. The state Senate just passed a bill that would ban the coverage on a 26-9 vote. If Gov. Jerry Brown signs the legislation, California will join New York state in blocking the Trump administration’s move to extend the short-term plans to up to 3 years.

The Cranston Fire in Riverside County pushed more than 3,000 people out of their homes. But the fire danger extends past the evacuation zones. The smoke is deleterious to the health of people in the surrounding areas.