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Newsom offers a compromise to protect indoor workers from heat
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has compromised on long-sought rules that would protect indoor workers from extreme heat, saying…
Study finds dysfunction of key brain systems in people with psychosis
Inside the brains of people with psychosis, two key systems are malfunctioning: a “filter” that directs attention toward…
California fails to adequately help blind and deaf prisoners, US judge rules
Thirty years after prisoners with disabilities sued the state of California and 25 years after a federal court…
Congress likely to kick the can on covid-era telehealth policies
Nearly two hours into a Capitol Hill hearing focused on rural health, Rep. Brad Wenstrup emphatically told…
Attack of the Medicare machines
Covering the American health care system means we tell some scary stories. This episode of “An Arm and…
Neural implants face ethical hurdles, study finds
In a recent article published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers conducted multiple focus group sessions with developers…
For-profit companies open psychiatric hospitals in areas clamoring for care
A for-profit company has proposed turning a boarded-up former nursing home here into a psychiatric hospital, joining a…
Study reveals risk factors for faster aging in the brain
The researchers had previously identified a ‘weak spot’ in the brain, which is a specific network of higher-order…
After Appalachian hospitals merged into a monopoly, their ERs slowed to a crawl
In the small Appalachian city of Bristol, Virginia, City Council member Neal Osborne left a meeting on the…
Amid mental health staffing crunch, Medi-Cal patients help one another
Three people gathered in a classroom on a recent rainy afternoon listened intently as Derrick Cordero urged them…