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Ketamine therapy for mental health a ‘Wild West’ for doctors, patients
While it’s legal for doctors to prescribe ketamine, the FDA hasn’t approved it for mental health treatment.
Record number of Californians visiting emergency rooms for dog bites
The rate of ER encounters for dog bites in 2022 was almost 50% higher in counties with fewer than 200,000 people.
Labor deal in flux as Newsom revisits SB 525, the $25 minimum health wage
The governor’s latest budget asks the state legislature to add an annual trigger making the minimum wage increases contingent on state revenues.
People with disabilities hope autonomous vehicles deliver independence
A pilot project in northern Minnesota aims to pave the way for fully autonomous vehicles to offer independence for people who can't drive.
Enrollment begins for most Obamacare insurance plans
You have until Jan. 15 to compare prices, change coverage or enroll for the first time.
California bans controversial ‘excited delirium’ diagnosis; is first state to do so
A human rights activist hailed the decision as a “watershed moment” that could make it harder for police to justify excessive force.
She received chemo in two states. Why did it cost so much more in Alaska?
A breast cancer patient who received similar treatments in two states saw significant differences in cost, illuminating how care in remote areas can come with a stiffer price tag.
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Police blame some deaths on ‘excited delirium.’ ER docs consider pulling the plug on the term.
“It’s junk science,” said Martin Chenevert, a physician at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center.
Most states have yet to permanently fund 988. Call centers want certainty.
For rural Americans, who live in areas often short of mental health services and die by suicide at a far higher rate than urbanites, the federally mandated crisis phone line...
California offers lifeline to 17 troubled hospitals
California’s new lending program for distressed hospitals will provide Madera Community Hospital with interest-free loans of up to $52 million if it can agree on a viable reopening plan with...