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California's mobile hospitals are running out of money and time

By Kevin Yamamura - Published: 12:00 am

In the heady days of the housing bubble, California spent $18.3 million on three mobile hospitals for use in massive emergencies. But in a time of austerity, Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers chose last year to eliminate the $1.7 million to refresh supplies and ensure that an army of workers can build a 200-bed hospital in less than three days.

Sacramento County aims mental health effort at hard-to-reach groups

By Grace Rubenstein - Published: 12:00 am

Psychologists across the country have grappled for years with a thorny problem: While every demographic group has mental health problems, certain groups tend not to seek treatment.

'Model' dental program proves painful for kids

By Jocelyn Wiener - Updated: 4:37 pm

Critics – including local dentists, county officials, school nurses and family members – contend that Sacramento's special model of care forces many children to wait months or even years before receiving needed treatment, even if they have broken or rotting teeth, or are in so much pain that they can't chew.

Feinstein regrets Obama's birth control compromise

By Torey Van Oot - Updated: 8:45 pm

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein expressed disappointment Saturday in the compromise the Obama administration announced this week on its birth control coverage mandate but said the decision "can be lived with."

More Sacramento-area newborns suffer withdrawal resulting from moms' drug use

By Phillip Reese and Grace Rubenstein - Updated: 3:33 pm

The neonatal unit isn't supposed to be a drug rehab ward. But the drugs their mothers took are causing more newborns in the Sacramento area to spend their first days of life suffering through the pains of withdrawal.

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ThermoGenesis of Rancho Cordova lost $1.3 million in 2nd quarter

By Mark Glover - Updated: 1:38 pm

Rancho Cordova-based medical equipment firm ThermoGenesis Corp. reported a loss of $1.3 million, or 8 cents per share, for its fiscal second quarter ended Dec. 31.

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