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New California mental health court sees more than 100 petitions in first two months

An alternative California mental health court has received more than 100 petitions after seven counties began the program in October

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California’s homelessness crisis is homegrown, study finds

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s homelessness crisis is a homegrown problem that is deepening amid a shortage of affordable housing and emergency shelter, and it’s often the brutal conditions of living on the street that trigger behavioral health problems, such as depression and anxiety, researchers found in a comprehensive study on…

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Need help for loved ones with severe mental health illness? California has a plan

The state is planning "Care Court" pilot programs to help people with severe mental illness. A judge can order a treatment plan that counties must fund. Disability rights groups have sued to stop it.

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Newsom announces $50 million contract to make California’s own brand of insulin

LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new $50-million contract with the nonprofit generic drugmaker Civica to produce insulin under the state’s own label during a news conference Saturday in Downey.

Los Angeles Times

California explores private insurance for immigrants lacking legal status. But is it affordable?

A doctor found cysts in Lilia Becerril’s right breast five years ago, but the 51-year-old lacks health insurance. She said she can’t afford the imaging to find out if they’re cancerous.

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Newsom budget includes naloxone for middle and high schools while largely avoiding cuts

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday pledged to provide naloxone — the overdose reversal drug — to every middle and high school, a low-cost but pressing need in a proposed education spending plan that would sustain school budgets but largely end a massive recent expansion of K-12 and college funding.

Los Angeles Times

As COVID-19 spikes in California, booster shots could make all the difference

LOS ANGELES — With coronavirus cases and hospitalizations rising in Los Angeles County, officials are voicing new confidence in the effectiveness of the updated COVID-19 booster shot.

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LA County COVID surge raises prospect of return to indoor masking order

LOS ANGELES — Coronavirus case and hospitalization rates have risen dramatically in Los Angeles County, which on Thursday reentered the medium COVID-19 community level for the first time since the end of the summer omicron wave.

Los Angeles Times

Can California avoid a third devastating COVID-19 winter wave? Cautious signs of hope

LOS ANGELES — For the last two years, Thanksgiving served as a sobering reminder of the COVID-19 pandemic’s staying power.

Los Angeles Times

'Three threats at once': California urges caution amid spread of RSV, COVID, flu

LOS ANGELES — California officials are urging preventive measures to thwart the spread of respiratory illnesses and alleviate a health system already contending with the triple threat of COVID-19, influenza and RSV.

Los Angeles Times

California aims to make its own insulin brand to lower price

California plans to make its own insulin

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California’s LGBTQ community feeling ignored, angry, confused as monkeypox cases rise

LOS ANGELES — Antonio Palacios recovered from COVID-19 in early June just in time for back-to-back weekends at Southern California’s largest Pride celebrations — in West Hollywood and Los Angeles — where he immersed himself in a community that, at times, felt too distant the last two years.

Los Angeles Times

2 million California kids are now eligible for COVID vaccine. How many will get it?

LOS ANGELES — Jonah Stein exited the vaccination clinic in his father’s arms Tuesday afternoon, proud to show off his Band-Aid.

Los Angeles Times

California wants to slash insulin prices by becoming a drugmaker. Can it succeed?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is diving into the prescription drug business, attempting to achieve what no other state has done: produce its own brand of generic insulin and sell it at below-market prices to people with diabetes like Sabrina Caudillo.

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Judges could order help for homeless Californians under Newsom's new plan

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As California cities struggle to address a homelessness and mental health crisis on their streets, Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration on Thursday unveiled a proposal to compel more people with severe psychiatric disorders and addiction issues into court-ordered care that includes medication and housing.

Los Angeles Times

Is it safe to lift indoor mask rules at California schools? Here’s what health experts say

LOS ANGELES — Public health officials say California’s strict coronavirus policies in schools in recent months have resulted in relatively few pandemic-related campus closures.

Los Angeles Times

California offers cautious blueprint for living with COVID-19 as mask orders ease

LOS ANGELES — California state officials released a pandemic plan Thursday that gives an overview of how authorities will manage potential new surges, warning that while the omicron surge is fading, the state must be prepared for the emergence of new variants and seasonal increases in coronavirus transmission.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Schools are doing fine with masks. Dropping mandates now would be premature

It’s a relief to watch omicron numbers fall off. California is lifting its indoor mask mandate for vaccinated people Wednesday, but not for schools — at least, not yet. State officials will reassess the situation Feb. 28, Mark Ghaly, California’s secretary of Health and Human Services, said Monday.

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California school mask mandate will remain in place through Feb. 28

LOS ANGELES — California will keep its indoor mask mandate for K-12 schools in place at least through the end of the month, the state’s top health official said Monday, even as it moves this week to relax face covering rules in other settings.

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