Just over half of public health insurance recipients in California are Latino, compared with just 30% of Medicaid enrollees nationwide. Aquino said her coalition will tell promotores to disclose ...

It's a big step toward protecting people. Lawmakers propose bill targeting hidden health risk in common household items: 'A de facto national standard' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Discover how climate change shifts health burdens in California, with fewer cold deaths but surging heat-related ER visits, ...

Officials with a small but mighty California agency known as the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment said they ...

A 2024 report by the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) found that East Palo Alto, a ...

As temperatures rise, California is experiencing fewer deaths from cold temperatures, which outweigh increased deaths from extreme heat. However, hotter temperatures sharply increase emergency ...

Mounting evidence is tying cannabis to health risks Last year, a study linked daily use of marijuana – whether smoked, vaped, or eaten in edible form – to a significantly higher risk of heart ...

California immigrants weigh health coverage against deportation risk A proposal by Gov. Gavin Newsom will end Medi-Cal enrollment in January 2026 for those over 19 without legal status.