By Suzanne Potter This week, dozens of health care advocates rallied in Sacramento, asking lawmakers to find ways to shield Californians from massive federal cuts to Medi-Cal. Republicans in Congress passed a huge budget bill called House Resolution 1 last summer, which cut $1 trillion from Medicai...
What If Diet Could Help Treat Depression? New Research Shows Promise By Jeff Volek, PhD Depression among college students has reached crisis levels. Nearly half of U.S. college students report symptoms of depression, and about 15% say they've considered suicide. One-fifth take prescription antidepre...
DLNews Guest Column: By Claudia Boyd-Barrett for KFF Health News. Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the KFF Health News-Public News Service Collaboration In July, federal immigration agents took Milagro Solis-Portillo to Glendale Memorial Hospital just out...
The war on saturated fat was never based on good science By Nina Teicholz For over half a century, Americans have been urged to shy away from saturated fats, found mainly in animal products. Paradoxically, decades of adherence to this advice have coincided with rising levels of chronic disease. Put ...
Big Health Insurers Declare War on Doctors, PatientsBy Dr. David EagleTwo large health insurers are trying their hand at a different profession -- the practice of medicine.Aetna and Cigna have announced that they may unilaterally "downcode" some types of care -- and pay physicians less than what pat...
Improve Access and Innovation to Achieve MAHABy Salvatore J. (Sal) GiorgianniThe Trump administration has promised to "Make America Healthy Again," and we applaud that goal. Pharmaceutical innovation has saved countless lives, but developing new drugs is risky, costly and time-consuming. In fact, on...
DLNews Health: “Measles Resurgence: Worst U.S. Outbreak Since Elimination, Coachella Valley Confirms Case” In 2000, the United States proudly declared measles eliminated, a milestone many thought would hold for generations. Yet here we are in 2025, facing the most severe outbreak in a quarter centur...
DLNews Guest Columnist: The Vaccine Backslide That Could Shorten Our LifespansBy Leanne Clark-ShirleyThe federal government is on the brink of reversing a century of medical progress for older adults.As a social scientist, it's not often that I weigh in on medical policy. But as president of the Ame...
The Hidden Tax on the Middle Class: Soaring Hospital CostsBy Demetrio J. Aguila IIIMiffed about stagnant wages? The hospital down the street may be the culprit.Spending on hospital care eclipsed $1.5 trillion in 2023, the latest year for which there's data -- more than any other provider category. T...
DLNews Health: Health Officials Confirm Indio High TB Case Is Isolated, Students Safe Indio – Riverside University Health System (RUHS) Public Health confirmed that an Indio High School student tested positive for tuberculosis (TB), prompting swift precautionary steps to safeguard the campus communi...
DLNews Health: Ozempic’s New Price Tag: $499 and a Shot at Fair Access Novo Nordisk is shaking up the diabetes marketplace with a new program that gives self-paying type 2 diabetes patients access to FDA-approved Ozempic® for a flat $499 a month. The move comes as more Americans struggle with high d...
DLNews Health -Guest Column Got Milk? You'd Better Hope So.By Dr. Matthew DrakeDairy milk is making a comeback -- and not a moment too soon for America's bone health. For years, calcium intake has declined, even as bone-weakening lifestyle factors have surged. Americans are spending more time indoor...
