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Is universal health care finally coming to California

WEBBecause it was introduced last year, it must pass by January 31. Nearly 3.2 million Californians will remain uninsured this year, or about 9.5 percent of the …

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The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older

WEBOn this edition of Your Call, Dr. Michael Greger is back to discuss his new book, How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older. …

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One Bay Area Health Plan Is Breaking Health Insurance Boundaries …

WEBThe Health Plan of San Mateo is unique among public health plans because they run both Medi-Cal (the state program for low income people) and Medicare (the …

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A conversation with doctors who support universal healthcare

WEBPublished April 12, 2023 at 8:22 AM PDT. Listen • 52:05. On this edition of Your Call, we speak with two doctors who are calling for universal healthcare. The United States is the …

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Medi-cal expanding coverage for some Californians KALW

WEBOn the flip side, next year Medi-cal is expanding coverage for low-income adults between the ages of 26 and 49, regardless of immigration status. They’re also …

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Older Americans say they feel trapped in Medicare Advantage plans

WEBSeniors who are in Medicare Advantage and dissatisfied with their plans can make a switch until March 31. In 2016, Richard Timmins went to a free informational …

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Thousands of Californians no longer eligible for Medi-Cal

WEBUnder normal circumstances, Medi-Cal recipients need to renew their insurance yearly to make sure they’re still eligible. But when the COVID-19 pandemic …

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Umoja Health's Pop-Up Clinics Prove That Home Is Where The

WEBA banner for Umoja Health's pop-up site. It’s a breezy Saturday morning at the pop-up clinic in the parking lot of Paradise Baptist Church in Oakland. It’s a simple …

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A big idea for small farms: How to link agriculture, nutrition and

WEBThe county also makes an effort to get that healthy food out to different communities to be able to boost public health. That's where the Boulder County Public …

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Inside the corporate takeover of healthcare in the US KALW

WEBOn this edition of Your Call, we're discussing A Sick System, a series from The American Prospect about the business of health care in the US and why it "is …

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State health care workers gain $25-per-hour minimum wage

WEBHe got behind the law on the same day that unions representing lower-paid Kaiser Permanente employees announced a new contract with a $25 minimum wage for …

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Season Four of PBS Newshour's Teen Mental Health Podcast Now …

WEBSeason Four of PBS Newshour's Teen Mental Health Podcast Now Available. "On Our Minds" is a teen mental health podcast produced by and for teens …

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PrEP prevents HIV infections, but it's not reaching Black women

WEBSales is partnering with Atlanta sexual health nonprofit SisterLove to train a small fleet of "influencers" to host informal conversations with community members and …

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Sacramento's mayor talks homelessness and mental health

WEBMental health took center stage in Oakland last week at the Association of Health Care Journalist’s fall summit, “Homelessness and Health Care”where …

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How high blood sugar, hypertension and obesity can add up to …

WEBPeople with metabolic syndrome, which can include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood sugar and several other conditions, are at higher risk of …

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Californians shocked to learn their Medi-Cal coverage expired

WEBIf you’ve experienced issues with your Medi-Cal coverage during a doctor visit this year, you’re not alone. Since June, over 930,000 Californians have been dis …

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Fresh Air Weekend: St. Vincent; Kids and mental health KALW

WEBFresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend …

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What a Jim Crow-era asylum can teach us about mental health today

WEBMadness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum, by Antonia Hylton. On how the legacy of slavery impacted the mental health care provided to Black patients. If …

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Addressing pelvic dysfunction with pelvic floor physical therapy

WEBPelvic floor physical therapy is a form of physical therapy that works on the muscles and structure of the pelvis. Tia explains. “So the pelvis, I think if most people …

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Joseph Pace KALW

WEBA physician and current Director of Primary Care Homeless Services for San Francisco's Department of Public Health, Joseph is a native New Yorker who attended …

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It's no surprise there's a global measles outbreak. But the numbers …

WEBMeasles is on the rise around the world, and even experts who saw it coming say the increase is "staggering." The World Health Organization said in December that …

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CDC says 3 women diagnosed with HIV after receiving 'vampire …

WEBALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Three women who were diagnosed with HIV after getting "vampire facial" procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa are …

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