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WEBHealth news about healthcare, medicine, insurance and healthy living by Orange County Register reporters

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Orange County coronavirus tracker

WEBThe coronavirus pandemic continues to take a toll across Orange County. Here is the latest information available from the county and state health departments, and a look at how …

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Don’t make California health care worse than it already is

WEBMore than 700,000 immigrants ages 26-49 are expected to qualify for full health insurance come Jan. 1 when California takes the final step in opening up Medi …

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Is housing also health care

WEBCalifornia is going the biggest, pumping $12 billion into an ambitious Medicaid initiative largely to help homeless patients find housing, pay for it, and avoid eviction. …

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Learning from the many mistakes of COVID, we can and …

WEBBy embracing a reflective, comprehensive approach to past challenges, we can fortify our collective resilience, ensuring a more prepared and unified response to …

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State government is already forgetting telehealth’s …

WEBMany Californians used telehealth services for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic. The rapid rise in telehealth during the pandemic was made …

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UCI Health buying 4 Tenet hospitals, 3 in Orange County, …

WEBPUBLISHED: February 2, 2024 at 12:59 p.m. | UPDATED: February 7, 2024 at 4:35 p.m. UCI Health is expanding again, agreeing to buy four hospitals that make up Tenet …

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CalOptima’s street medicine program expanding to two …

WEBCalOptima is investing $5 million for a two-year expansion of the program into Anaheim and Costa Mesa. Visits there are expected to launch in August. CalOptima is …

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California government can’t get education or …

WEBCalifornia is losing taxpayers by the hundreds of thousands for several years running, largely due to the overall lack of affordability. Fundamental programs like …

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Chrysalis and CalOptima Health develop program to get …

WEBChrysalis an CalOptima Health developed a program to get more workers in under-staffed homeless shelters and use peers to connect with people in need.

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California schools may be required to provide kosher and halal …

WEBDubbed the Halal and Kosher School Meals Act, a proposed bill in the California Legislature would require schools to provide kosher or halal meals if more …

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Why companion planting in the garden creates more effective …

WEBUsing this method can vastly improve your harvests while also protecting soil health. The practice of companion planting is rooted in the understanding that certain …

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Oracle moving its 'world headquarters' to Nashville to focus on …

WEBOracle “is now going to be at the center of the next generation of health care,” Ellison said in December 2022. Three years ago, Oracle pledged to create 8,500 jobs by …

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Federal judge upholds verdict in E. Jean Carroll case

WEBA federal judge on Thursday upheld the verdict and award in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation case against former President Donald Trump and denied Trump’s motion for …

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Prime Healthcare pleads with state for return of CalOptima …

WEBCalOptima, which has 954,000 members and is the largest health insurer in Orange County, provides coverage to its members through three programs, Medi-Cal, …

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Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani ready for trip to Toronto – this time

WEBIn his last at-bat Tuesday night, Ohtani hit a home run that left his bat at 118.7 mph – the hardest-hit ball in the majors this season and the hardest hit by any …

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What recent findings suggest about the safety of intermittent fasting

WEBA 2024 study on intermittent fasting has raised concerns about the practice. Preliminary findings presented at American Heart Association scientific meetings …

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California health workers may face cuts in hours, benefits under …

WEBNearly a half-million health workers who stand to benefit from California’s nation-leading $25 minimum wage law could be in for a rude awakening if hospitals and …

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OC Health Care Agency names new director, Dr. Veronica Kelley

WEBThe OC Health Care Agency announced its new director, Dr. Veronica Kelley, has been promoted from her role as chair of the agency’s behavioral health …

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Shirley Dettloff, former Huntington Beach mayor and longtime …

WEBFormer Huntington Beach mayor and longtime civic leader Shirley Dettloff, who successfully fought to preserve the Bolsa Chica wetlands and wrote the city’s 1996 …

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Bad news for California renters: Multifamily permits hit 10-year low

WEBSingle-family permits rose 26% in the first quarter to 14,215 units. But that was 7% off the 2021-23 pace. In those 3 years, 182,883 houses were permitted, roughly …

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Now at Costco: Ozempic prescriptions for some members

WEBCostco is now offering its US members access to prescriptions for GLP-1 weight loss drugs through its low-cost health care partner Sesame. The warehouse …

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Unemployment debt still plagues California budget

WEBAccording to a Los Angeles Times estimate, the cost to California employers for unemployment insurance could rise above 3.5% for the first $7,000 of every …

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Ron Hart: Dithering dolt Biden tells a whopper about cannibals

WEBPresident Joe Biden speaks before signing a $95 billion Ukraine aid package that also includes support for Israel, Taiwan, and other allies, in the State Dining Room …

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Reggie Bush gets Heisman Trophy back 14 years after forfeiting

WEBThe Heisman Trust is reportedly reversing its decision after the former USC star tailback forfeited his 2005 award in 2010 after the NCAA said he received improper …

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CalOptima to cancel contract with OC hospitals that serve …

WEBCreated 30 years ago. CalOptima Health was created by the Orange County Board of Supervisors in 1993 as a county-organized health system and is the largest of …

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