Despite California law requiring schools to provide free drinking water during mealtimes, a quarter of preteen or teenage students said they don’t have access to water at lunch, a new study reports.
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Mothers with gestational diabetes are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes if they breastfeed their babies, according to a new study released last week.
Cancer patients who need certain surgeries have better outcomes when the procedure is done at a hospital that sees a high volume of similar cases, according to a new study.
By Barbara Feder Ostrov, Kaiser News Cancer patients insured by California’s health plan for low-income people are less likely to get recommended treatment and also have lower survival rates than patients with other types of insurance, according to a new study by University of California-Davis researchers. While other studies have linked Medicaid insurance status to worse cancer outcomes, the UC-Davis study appears to be the
The San Jose Zoo has a program for seniors to help them stay active. Terminally ill patients have to wait until at least April to use California’s new assisted-death law. For low-wage workers, even an affordable health plan can seem out of reach. Those from certain racial groups and who are low-income spend more time finding a doctor. An L.A. clinic will provide free mental
Women who are victims of domestic violence have an increased risk of contracting HIV and a more difficult time keeping up with treatments, according to women’s health advocates. Citing statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a group of women’s health organizations are trying to raise awareness this month of the link between HIV and domestic violence. One in three women experiences
Of all the people who have lived to age 60 – in the entire history of humankind – half of them are alive today.
Are workplace issues the missing link between education and health? Shopping around instead of renewing a health plan can save money. High-deductible plans can cause some people to avoid getting treatment. A new “census” documents the plight of the working poor in Coastal California. Will California’s sweeping new social policies set a trend? A new “census” documents the plight of the working poor in Coastal
Although everyone ends up spending about the same amount of time with a doctor during an appointment, those who are from certain racial groups and who are low-income spend more time and resources getting care, according to a new study. The results of the study, published this month in JAMA Internal Medicine and on the California HealthCare Foundation’s website, show that blacks and Hispanics spent
Responding to reports that provider directories often contain numerous errors, Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that will require insurers to update their lists of doctors weekly. The bill, SB 137, will help people who are shopping for health plans as well as those who already have insurance but need to find a doctor. A California Health Report investigation in June 2014 found that