As extreme heat becomes a year-round reality, California is often still responding like it’s an emergency.

In an internal email to staff, Chief Financial Officer Greg Hoffman said the organization’s top priority is “continuity and stability.”

Legislators have passed a bill to shore up Bay Area Hospital’s finances. The Coos Bay facility risked a drastic cut to services.

Medford doctors Som Ghosh and Mujahid Rizvi discuss immigration hurdles, visas and what it takes for foreign-born physicians to practice in the U.S.

La Clinica’s last mobile clinic was destroyed by a fire in 2023, just three days after it opened. This one has a lab for giving vaccines and drawing blood, as well as behavioral health specialists.

According to historian Eram Alam, immigrant doctors have played a crucial role in the U.S. physician workforce while navigating complex certification and visa systems.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has positioned himself as a national public health leader by staking out science-backed policies in contrast with the Trump administration.

California is battling measles outbreaks across seven counties as federal funding cuts gut local health departments and vaccine skepticism fuels spread among unvaccinated children.

Covered California enrollment fell 2.7% following the end of enhanced federal premium assistance. That’s better than expected, but many people are making concessions to afford staying insured.

Authors George S. Everly, Jr and Jeffrey M. Lating join host Andra Hollenbeck.

A bill that requires some health insurance companies to provide free exams and tests to diagnose cervical cancer has passed both chambers in the Oregon legislature.

Natalia Schulzhenko, a professor of veterinary medicine at Oregon State University, offers insight into encouraging research that can extend the life of dogs with cancer.