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.
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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.
About 10 percent of California teenagers have used electronic cigarettes, a rate that is higher than national estimates, according to a new study.
More Californians who receive food stamps will be able to buy double the fruits and vegetables at farmers’ markets after Gov. Jerry Brown approved $5 million in funding for the program as part of the new state budget. The Market Match program increases amount people with CalFresh benefits are able to spend on fruits and vegetables at certain farmers’ markets in the state. There are
California has improved access to health care for children in recent years, but still lags behind many other states in terms of the overall well-being of kids, a new report finds.
Californians who purchase their own health insurance spent less on health care in the first year of the Affordable Care Act’s full implementation, showing that the federal law has had an effect, a new report finds.
Farmworkers in Sonoma County are more likely to have diabetes, be in poor health and not have health insurance compared to the general population, a new study reports.
Pharmaceutical companies can raise the prices of prescription drugs without oversight, leaving some patients suddenly unable to afford their medicine or insurers paying hefty fees to cover the costs.
Californians who are terminally ill and have less than six months left to live will be able to ask their doctors to help them die beginning June 9, but many doctors in the state are confused about the new law, a new report finds.
Doctors can help prevent gun violence by asking their patients whether they own firearms and counseling them on safety, a new report states.