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An emerging vaccine in the arsenal to fight Hepatitis C
Blood sample, image by Jarun OntakraiOPINION: It would be a win-win for patients and public health if Americans were treated in a holistic and comprehensive manner.
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CA needs timely immunizations against respiratory syncytial virus
Photo by LightField Studios via ShutterstockAs we enter this new phase of the pandemic, the coronavirus has made us more aware of other viruses that are just as harmful and potentially even deadlier.
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Caregivers demand a role in fixing nursing homes
A caregiver walks with her patient down a nursing home corridor. (Photo: GagliardiPhotography, via Shutterstock)OPINION: Numbers tell one story of COVID-19’s toll on California nursing homes: Some 9,716 nursing home residents and staff died from the virus, amounting to one in eight COVID deaths statewide. But there’s another story that can’t be told in numbers. It’s the story of what it was like to work in the pandemic’s most dangerous conditions: the stress, the fear, the heartbreak.
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Delta virus cuts through Oregon-California border counties
A team from the intensive care unit at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, Oregon, prepares to intubate a crashing covid-19 patient. (Photo: Michael Blumhardt, via Asante)If you live in one of the rural communities tucked into the forested hillsides along the Oregon-California border and need serious medical care, you’ll probably wind up at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. It serves about nine counties on either side of the border. It is one of three hospitals Asante owns in the region. All three ICUs are 100% full of covid patients, according to staff members.
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Now is the time for the Health Equity Fund
A scene along Anaheim Street, a main artery in Wilmington. (Photo: Matt Gush)OPINION: There’s no question that communities of color — like the areas where I grew up and represent today, Watts, Wilmington, Compton, for example — have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s past due for us to right this injustice.
This is why I’m championing a proposal to create the California Health Equity Fund.
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Exercise key to fight COVID-19’s toll on mental, behavioral health
A hiker takes a break during the pandemic. (Photo: Leah-Anne Thompson, via Shutterstock.OPINION: The coronavirus pandemic is taking a toll on public health, a toll that extends well beyond those who have been infected by the virus. Nearly all of us have experienced or witnessed the effects: increased stress, heightened anxiety, at least a bit of depression. These conditions are to be expected given the isolation and disruption of our daily lives.
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LA hospital seeks vaccine trial subjects among its high-risk patients
A doctor examines a syringe, the type used in vaccinations. (Photo: Buzas Botond, via Shutterstock)The patients at Dr. Eric Daar’s hospital are at high risk for serious illness from COVID-19, and he’s determined to make sure they’re part of the effort to fight the disease. He also hopes they can protect themselves in the process.
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LAO: Virus’ fiscal impact lower than governor’s estimate
State Capitol in Sacramento. (Photo: Brandon Bourdages, via Shutterstock)Ultimately, the May Revision will include different revenue estimates and expenditure proposals than we used to arrive at our assessment of the budget problem. In fact, the administration very recently released an estimate of the budget problem—about $54 billion—that is significantly higher than either of our estimates.
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Coronavirus: Our skilled nursing facilities are crucial
An illustration of the functions of a skilled nursing facility. (Image: Kheng Guan Toh, via Shutterstock)OPINION: As the coronavirus pandemic progresses, it’s become increasingly evident that its most pervasive threat is to vulnerable older adults with underlying health conditions. In California, across America and around the world, the virus’ toll has been most severe in places where that population is concentrated.
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A new era — politics and the coronavirus
The state Capitol in Sacramento, late in the day. (Photo: Adonis Villanueva, via Shutterstock)In offices in and around the state Capitol, politicians, consultants, lobbyists, and the whole array of other political types have one thing on their minds: How do we conduct campaigns and politics in the face of the growing coronavirus pandemic? Will candidates make speeches wearing face masks? Are latex gloves going to be de rigueurat meet-and-greet events with supporters?