Research suggests an alarming link between a common drug used for valley fever and birth defects. The disease also tends to be more severe in pregnant women.
Healthcare Systems & Policy
‘Eureka moment’ in valley fever case paves way for new research, treatment options.
Researchers have been trying to understand valley fever for decades, but the playing field remained small until recently.
Former California Gov. Jerry Brown pledged $8 million in state money to fight valley fever in the final 2018-2019 budget, split between the University of California and the new Valley Fever Institute.
Fresno County was obligated to provide care to everyone who needed it, regardless of their immigration status. Now a judge has determined that the county no longer has to offer them medical services.
A woman who lived her life homeless in Los Angeles almost got the help she needed. Her story shows everything could be different.
Also, Johns Hopkins and NYT curtail COVID tracking efforts, and new research on long COVID's unequal toll.
The pandemic continues to bring stress upon those in the state who can least afford it.
Also, California drops plan to require COVID vaccines in schools, and Chinese study claims no new variants detected from outbreak there.
Health experts point to the crippling influence of institutionalized racism as a looming roadblock to these efforts.