California Healthline

Los Angeles taps Marta Segura, the director of the city’s climate emergency mobilization office, as its first heat officer. The first Latina to hold such a position in the country, Segura will work across city departments on an early warning system while developing cooling strategies.

Whether a simple operation is performed under the auspices of a hospital or at an independent surgery center can make a huge difference in cost.

The interest, and investment, in coaching and encouragement is a curious turn for an industry that likes to boast of its billion-dollar pills and sophisticated artificial intelligence.

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed spending $100 million to make insulin affordable to millions of people with diabetes under a new state generic drug label, CalRx. But questions surrounding cost and distribution remain.

Covered California and Medi-Cal share a computer system for eligibility and enrollment. Nearly a decade since the Affordable Care Act expanded coverage options in the state, enrollees can be diverted to the wrong program — or dropped altogether — if erroneous information gets into the system.

In the Inland Empire, where many residents have diabetes, one health plan is diving into the experiment by delivering healthy, prepared meals to those lucky enough to get them.

Even in deep-blue California, Democratic lawmakers pulled their proposed COVID vaccine requirements before they had a vote. The lawmakers blamed the ebbs and flows of the virus, the public’s short attention span, and opposition from public safety unions.

A COVID outbreak on a field trip. Another at prom. Yet administrators are reluctant to expose their schools to legal challenges by again requiring masks for students and staffers. That leaves parents fretful and confused.

Tulare County officials hope the region will soon be a testing ground for a new generation of technology in a centuries-old war: Human vs. Mosquito.

While federal funding has run out, California is relying on other state and local programs to continue free testing.