Watch: The Politics of Health Care in California
California Healthline senior correspondent Angela Hart mentioned probably the most urgent well being care points in California with the nonpartisan group Democracy Winters in mid-November, relating a wide range of points, from the state’s effort to remodel its Medicaid program to its plan to provide generic insulin. (
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Sacramento Bee:
California Sees COVID-19 Numbers Rise To Start December. Is A Winter Surge Inevitable?
As California enters its third December of the coronavirus pandemic, a number of key indicators of COVID-19 unfold are once more surging. (McGough, 12/1)
San Francisco Chronicle:
California COVID Cases, Hospitalizations Rising At Same Rate As Prior Surges
California is seeing a sustained rise in coronavirus circumstances and hospitalizations, with numbers climbing on the identical alarming price that the state skilled forward of earlier COVID-19 surges. Nearly a 12 months to the day after the primary case of the omicron variant within the United States was recognized in a San Francisco resident, the every day variety of newly reported circumstances within the state has climbed to five,466, up 157% from a month earlier. More worryingly, new hospital admissions of sufferers with confirmed COVID are at 3,793, up 133% over the identical interval, based on well being division knowledge revealed Thursday. (Vaziri and Kawahara, 12/1)
Times Of San Diego:
COVID-19 Cases Jump More Than 25% In November, Exceeding 10,000
Local COVID-19 circumstances will surpass 10,000 for the month of November, far exceeding the 7,482 circumstances recorded in October. San Diego County well being officers reported Thursday that they recorded 3,455 new circumstances within the seven-day interval that ended Monday. (12/1)
San Diego Union-Tribune:
San Diego Hospitals Starting To See More Patients With COVID-19
As December arrives, coronavirus-related hospitalizations are on the rise in San Diego County, mimicking tendencies on the state and nationwide stage. (Sisson, 12/1)
Orange County Register:
Coronavirus: Here’s How Many Patients Are In Hospitals With COVID-19 As Of Nov. 30
The California Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 dashboard for each county within the state is reporting an uptick in optimistic sufferers hospitalized in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. (Snibbe, 12/1)
Los Angeles Times:
L.A. County COVID Surge Raises Prospect Of Indoor Mask Order
Coronavirus case and hospitalization charges have risen dramatically in Los Angeles County, which on Thursday reentered the medium COVID-19 neighborhood stage for the primary time because the finish of the summer time Omicron wave. The growing charges of hospitalization — that are so fast they’re coming as a shock to officers — elevate the prospect of a return to an indoor masks mandate in L.A. County within the coming weeks, primarily based on beforehand established standards by native public well being officers. But it stays unsure whether or not that threshold will probably be met. (Lin II and Money, 12/1)
CNBC:
Long Covid Costs Patients An Average $9,000 A Year In Medical Expenses
Long Covid has affected as many as 23 million Americans up to now — and it’s poised to have a monetary affect rivaling or exceeding that of the Great Recession. By one estimate, the power sickness will price the U.S. economic system $3.7 trillion, with additional medical prices accounting for $528 billion. (Iacurci, 12/1)
San Francisco Chronicle:
Long COVID May Cost The U.S. Economy $3.7 Trillion
About 23 million Americans reside with lengthy COVID, which may price the U.S. economic system trillions of {dollars}, based on estimates by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed by CNBC. Up to 30% of Americans who’ve gotten COVID-19 have developed long-haul signs, based on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (Vaziri and Kawahara, 12/1)
The Desert Sun:
Western Riverside County Child Dies From Flu-Associated Illness
Riverside County Public Health introduced Thursday {that a} baby from western Riverside County is the primary reported flu-associated dying within the county this 12 months. (Sasic, 12/1)
The Bakersfield Californian:
Public Health: Flu, RSV And COVID-19 Circulating At ‘Higher Than Usual’ Levels
The Kern County Public Health Services Department, citing the state’s Department of Public Health, on Thursday warned that flu, respiratory syncytial virus and COVID-19 are “circulating at levels higher than usual for this time of year and are expected to continue to increase.” (12/1)
Modesto Bee:
Do I Have Cold, Flu, RSV Or COVID? Here Are Viruses In CA.
It’s inevitable — you’re both the one coughing and sneezing otherwise you’re listening to sniffles and the blowing of noses from throughout the room. Wintertime brings disagreeable diseases, and this time round there are a number of viruses which are circulating in California. How have you learnt in case your congestion is the frequent chilly, flu, COVID-19 or respiratory syncytial virus, higher often called RSV? (Truong, 12/1)
FedScoop:
VA Admits To Improperly Disclosing COVID-19 Vaccine Data For 500,000 Staff
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has admitted that it did not adequately defend COVID-19 vaccination standing knowledge for about 500,000 of its workers. Following an inside investigation by the VA’s Data Breach Response Service, the company eliminated a spreadsheet containing private particulars together with vaccination standing, based on a discover despatched to the company’s bargaining unit workers that was obtained by FedScoop. Federal Times first reported concerning the knowledge breach. (Krishan, 11/30)
Roll Call:
VA Health Care Funds, Military Vaccine Rule Gum Up Omnibus Talks
Democrats had been prepping a counteroffer on a fiscal 2023 omnibus framework Thursday, as negotiators contended with a spread of divisive points, corresponding to the best way to deal with veterans medical care spending and the army’s requirement for servicemembers to be absolutely vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19. (Quigley, McPherson and Krawzak, 12/1)
San Francisco Business Journal:
Blue Shield Of California Plans Layoff Of 373 Across State, 150 In Sacramento Region
Blue Shield of California is planning a layoff of lots of of workers throughout the state subsequent month, the majority of whom are within the Sacramento area, based on state information. (Hamann, 12/1)
USA Today:
Pediatric Surgery Is Less Common For Children Of Color, Study Finds
Latino, Black and Asian kids are much less prone to endure elective surgical procedures in comparison with white kids, based on a current research. The research, revealed within the Journal of Pediatric Surgery, analyzed knowledge on greater than 200,000 kids from a nationwide well being survey of fogeys. Roughly 10,000 of these kids reportedly underwent surgical procedure. (Hassanein, 12/2)
The Hill:
HHS Allows Those Living With Hep B, HIV To Join Public Service
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday introduced will probably be increasing eligibility for the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps to incorporate individuals who have power hepatitis B and HIV. (Choi and Weixel, 12/1)
San Francisco Chronicle:
S.F. Reported Baby Overdose: What Are The Protocols For Giving Children Narcan?
A report that San Francisco paramedics administered Narcan to a 10-month-old boy who ingested fentanyl raises questions on use of the overdose drugs on kids. Why would paramedics suppose to make use of Narcan for a kid? Is that protected? Did they produce other choices? (Echeverria, 12/1)
San Francisco Chronicle:
Will A Baby’s Reported Fentanyl Overdose Wake Up SF Leaders?
City Hall leaders mentioned they’re outraged by the reported fentanyl overdose of a child at a Marina playground Tuesday and vowed to step up San Francisco’s response to its escalating drug disaster in gentle of the disturbing incident. Officials mentioned they may not independently verify all of the reported particulars of the incident, which continues to be beneath investigation. (Morris, Moench and Vainshtein, 12/1)
Sacramento Bee:
Yuba Sheriff: Jail Inmate Died Of Fentanyl Poisoning
A Northern California jail inmate died final month of fentanyl poisoning, sheriff’s officers introduced following the completion of a toxicology report. The inmate, recognized as Matthew D. Perez, suffered a medical emergency on the Yuba County Jail in Marysville on Nov. 2, the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office mentioned in a news launch. (McGough, 12/1)
Stat:
‘Tranq’ Is Leaving Drug Users With Horrific Wounds. It’s Spreading.
The volunteers had been handing out the staples of hurt discount: protected injection and smoking kits, condoms, and Narcan, the opioid overdose reversal medicine. Down the road, they had been distributing hats, socks, coats, and blankets to the individuals who use medicine who got here to this outreach occasion on a current Saturday, a brilliant, chilly morning just a few days earlier than Thanksgiving. Just earlier than the ultimate desk, the place two moms who had misplaced kids to overdoses had been passing out sandwiches, was proof of the newest evolution within the more and more harmful U.S. drug provide. A wound care station. (Joseph, 12/2)
Axios:
Year-End Package Could Increase Access To Addiction Treatment
A bipartisan invoice to extend entry to remedy for opioid dependancy has probability of being rolled right into a year-end package deal through the lame-duck session, congressional aides inform Axios. Advocates level to federal knowledge displaying just one in 10 folks with opioid use dysfunction obtain medicine for it. (Sullivan, 12/2)
CapRadio:
City And County Of Sacramento Reach ‘Long Overdue’ Deal On Addressing Homelessness
Following years of criticism that the town and county of Sacramento haven’t labored shut sufficient to resolve the area’s homelessness disaster, the 2 native governments on Thursday introduced what one official described as a “long overdue” deal to coordinate efforts to struggle the rising drawback. Called the Homeless Services Partnership Agreement, the deal would fund as much as 600 new homeless shelter beds and pay for joint city-county outreach groups to go to encampments. Those groups for the primary time would come with psychological well being professionals who may diagnose folks on-the-spot and refer them for psychological well being or dependancy remedy. (Nichols, 12/1)
Sacramento Bee:
Sacramento Homeless Agreement Calls For Shelter, Services
The metropolis and county of Sacramento lastly have a deal outlining every company’s tasks for addressing homelessness, doubtlessly ending a long-running deadlock between them. (Clift, 12/1)
San Francisco Chronicle:
California’s Winter Storm Is Deadly To SF’s Homeless Population
Aly May and Rico Mallida sat cross-legged inside their waterlogged tent in a Tenderloin alleyway early Thursday, warming their fingers over a small flame burning an eye-stinging mixture of wax and hand sanitizer. “Last night was one of the coldest I have spent in San Francisco,” mentioned May, 32, her skinny body bundled in a number of coats. (Mishanec and Lee, 12/1)
WHIO TV:
988 Mental Health Hotline Back Online After Widespread Outage
The nation’s new 988 hotline, supposed to assist anybody experiencing a psychological well being emergency, was out of service for a number of hours Thursday, the Associated Press reported. The hotline is now again up for these in disaster. Those who had been attempting to succeed in the road for assist with suicide, despair, or different psychological well being crises had been greeted with a message that claims the road is “experiencing a service outage.” (12/2)
The Washington Post:
Parents Allege ‘Overly Punitive’ Stanford Discipline Led To Soccer Star’s Suicide
The lawsuit comes as faculty college students report struggling increased charges of despair, nervousness and suicidal ideation. At least 9 Stanford college students have died by suicide since 2019, the criticism mentioned. It argued that the distinguished college’s high-achieving college students have perfectionist tendencies that end in heightened stress and stress. (Shammas, 12/1)
Bloomberg:
Holiday Stress Is Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s Next Challenge
Murthy on Dec. 1 introduced a sequence of on-line periods in partnership with Calm, a mindfulness app. Called “Mindfulness Tools,” the sequence of 5 YouTube movies are designed to focus on vacation stress and loneliness, amongst different sources of chaos and instability. Murthy mentioned stressors corresponding to loneliness and instability far predate the Covid-19 pandemic, which solely exacerbated present ache factors. (Adegbesan, 12/1)
Los Angeles Times:
Anti-Vaccination Propaganda Is Threatening Your Health
In the fashionable world and our trendy society, there will be no excuse for an outbreak of measles. The illness will be deadly for younger kids, however they are often protected by a vaccination administered to 1-year-olds that’s greater than 93% efficient. Yet America is as soon as once more dealing with a measles surge. In Columbus, Ohio, an outbreak in daycare facilities and faculties is now at 44 circumstances and has been spreading quickly. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention counts 55 circumstances nationwide this 12 months, as of Nov. 24. That’s the best complete since 2019, following a sample that factors to a fair bigger outbreak in coming months. (Michael Hiltzik, 11/30)
East Bay Times:
Examine The Causes Of Nation’s Youth Mental Health Crisis
The tragedies preserve mounting, right here and throughout the nation. Yet regardless of the long-term decline in youth psychological well being prompting the U.S. surgeon common’s declaration final December of a disaster, little consideration has been paid to the underlying causes of this rising nationwide epidemic. (David Labaree and Deborah Malizia, 12/2)
San Diego Union-Tribune:
State, Federal Governments Must Do More In Fentanyl Crisis
If and when the fentanyl epidemic lastly crests and recedes, historians will look again in amazement at how lengthy it took authorities in any respect ranges to ramp up a response to the deadliest drug disaster in U.S. historical past. (12/1)
Los Angeles Daily News:
‘Housing First’ Is A Failed Approach To Chronic Homelessness In California
Every ballot reveals that Californians checklist homelessness as a high concern, and the posturing by politicians has reached theatrical proportions. (Susan Shelley, 11/30)
The New York Times:
Homelessness In California Is Dire. Here’s How You Can Help.
There are actually about 174,000 folks within the state with out a place to stay, based on a current evaluation by CalMatters, and the quantity is rising at an alarming price, even whereas California’s total inhabitants has not too long ago declined. (Farhad Manjoo, 12/2)
CalMatters:
Will California Meet The Moment On Homelessness?
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is fond — maybe overly so — of the phrase “meet the moment.” It interprets roughly into willingness to deal with urgent points and, in fact, he makes use of it principally to explain his personal resolve. (Dan Walters, 11/30)
