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State health officials again warned against foraging as illness and deaths from eating the wild mushrooms known as death caps rise to new highs.
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Treatments involve patients taking a high dose of progesterone after ingesting abortion-inducing pills in order to keep a pregnancy.
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The mail order program is set to restart Sept. 25.
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Black and Latino children are more likely to be hurt by harmful experiences that can lead to lifelong suffering.
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About 300,000 Californians have lost Medi-Cal coverage since the state resumed eligibility checks. You have options if you get a notice about your coverage.
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California collects a special tax on high incomes to fund mental health services. Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to change how the money is spent so a share of it can be used to fund housing for homeless people with mental illnesses.
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The updated shot is recommended for everyone 6 months and older.
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California voters likely will see a mental health ballot measure on the March 2024 election. One would issue a $6 billion bond to create housing for people with mental illnesses.
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April Valentine’s partner and maternal health advocates say these consequences don’t yet amount to justice for her or other families harmed by the Black maternal health crisis.
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A panel of doctors and scientists advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to recommend that people 6 months of age and older get new COVID boosters this fall.
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The vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech were approved Monday for people 12 and older and under an emergency use authorization for children ages 6 months to 11 years old.
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At a recent medical gathering, researchers presented their latest hypotheses about what causes – and what could treat — the lingering disease.
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Narcan is now available over the counter, but many immigrants are unfamiliar with it.
