Health, Fitness & Medical News

Consumers shopping for a long-term care provider can find help from a new Web site launched Thursday by the California HealthCare Foundation.

The University of California, Davis, Health System is suing Sacramento County for failing to pay as much as $125 million in medical bills for indigent patients from July 2008 through September 2009.

Sacramento County has canceled two H1N1 vaccination clinics, initially scheduled for today and Saturday. Here is a revised schedule for clinics the county plans to hold in November and December.

California teamed with Sacramento County officials Thursday to launch a first-in-the-state multi-agency task force to investigate fraud in In-Home Supportive Services.

H1N1 vaccination clinics scheduled for today and Saturday by the Sacramento County health department have been canceled due to weather and a lack of parking at the planned sites.

WASHINGTON – The Senate on Thursday began what promises to be a bitter, lengthy battle over the future of health care in America, and taxes, abortion, affordability and federal deficits emerged as key flashpoints.

Sacramento County has scheduled free H1N1 vaccination clinics through mid-January. Here is the list of dates, times and locations.

The hottest spot in town Wednesday morning just may have been Loaves & Fishes, and not only among the homeless "guests" the agency typically serves.

Two California prison system inmates have died from possible H1N1-related complications, officials said Wednesday.

San Juan Unified School District board members voted 3 to 2 on Tuesday to preserve a policy requiring parental consent to excuse students for "confidential medical services" even though it could cause the district to lose state funding.

Sylvia Zedlar's left leg was nearly severed when a car struck her in south Sacramento County in 2002. Now, because of state budget cuts, she is among about 9,000 frail and mostly elderly Californians who must pay, on average, $200 to $250 more each month for care.

Federal investigators said they have found improprieties in the bidding process that helped insurance giant Aetna land a $16 billion military health contract at the expense of Rancho Cordova-based Health Net Federal Services.

Sacramento County has scheduled free H1N1 vaccination clinics through January. Other area counties have yet to schedule clinics.

The thought of kids with runny noses sitting in Santa's lap sharing their deepest desires and germs this holiday season isn't eliciting the usual "Ho, ho, ho." It's more of an "Oh, no, no."

No one is thrilled at the prospect of getting a mammogram, but is getting fewer of them a good thing?

Sutter Roseville Medical Center and the Service Employees International Union, United Healthcare Workers-West have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract that includes a 15.5 percent raise over three years and protects benefits for hospital workers.

Sacramento County has scheduled free H1N1 vaccination clinics through January. Other area counties have yet to schedule their clinics.

Most of the 5,000 people who showed up for Sacramento County's first public H1N1 vaccine clinic carried the hope they might shield themselves from what's becoming an aggressive flu season.

At least 5,000 people showed up for Sacramento County's first public H1N1 vaccine clinic at Hiram Johnson High School, some forming a line as early as 7:30 a.m.

People who care for elderly or disabled loved ones can hear a discussion of related issues at a free conference this week in Sacramento.

A week after the House passed a trillion-dollar health care overhaul bill, several hundred vehement opponents gathered Saturday at a Lincoln retirement community with Rep. Tom McClintock to reaffirm their dislike for the proposed plan.

A proposal to allow students in the San Juan Unified School District to be excused from school without parental consent for "confidential medical services" has stirred up a debate that's been playing out throughout the state.

Area counties will offer free H1N1 vaccination clinics in coming weeks. Placer, Yolo and El Dorado counties have yet to release schedules. Sacramento County has scheduled clinics through January.

Sacramento County's series of free public clinics to distribute the vaccine against the H1N1 flu starts next week, and on Friday public health officials were preparing for a tide of people seeking the nasal sprays and shots.

Seasonal flu vaccinations will be available in the next few days at two locations.

WASHINGTON – Reps. Doris Matsui and Dan Lungren are polar opposites on Capitol Hill, but they agree on one point: House approval of a trillion-dollar health care overhaul marked a victory for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco.

Business was slow Thursday at the medical kiosk in Sacramento International Airport's Terminal A, even as it began offering the scarce H1N1 vaccine to travelers for $30.

Concerns about the H1N1 virus have led worshipers in the Sacramento region tp change certain hands-on parts of their services and observances.

The Sacramento Urban League is hosting its third annual workshop and free screening for prostate cancer.