A new law makes California the first state to require that health insurance plans, including Medicaid, cover home STI tests. But some details still need to be worked out.
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Pandemic poses short- and long-term risks to babies, especially boys
A mother’s immune response to COVID-19 can be a greater danger to the fetus than the virus itself.
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Vaccine promoters struggle to get people boosted in California’s fields
“Latinos don’t know who to turn to for accurate information,” one expert says. “The government hasn’t been doing the best job, the big national TV channels haven’t been doing that good of a job, and community organizations are working at a hyperlocal level.”
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New California law eases aid-in-dying process
Nearly 2,000 terminally ill Californians have used a 2015 law to end their lives with a doctor’s assistance. A revision of the law will make it easier to do so.
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Is it time to change the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’?
Experts weigh in as the federal government urges everyone to get boosted amid concerns over Omicron, a new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19.
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‘COVID hit us over the head with a two-by-four’: Addressing ageism with urgency
In light of the pandemic’s shocking death toll among older people, organizations are trying new strategies to help older Americans get better care.