1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (569+ words) Image by Tung Lam from PixabaySeptember 13, 2026 - By Rachel Martin - Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is an inflammatory condition that causes chronic back pain and, if left untreated, can lead to fusion of the spinal or sacroiliac joints. The condition frequently remains underdiagnosed,…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (136+ words) All attendees for the Know the Facts About Fentanyl semipostal first-day-of-issue must RSVP to enter the NIH campus. News of the stamp is being shared with the hashtag #FentanylSemipostalStamp. Peter Pastre, USPS government relations and public policy vice president Dr....

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (384+ words) September 9, 2026 - By Amanda Seitz, Maia Rosenfeld, and Darius Tahir - A group of Democratic lawmakers is calling for the Trump administration to suspend a new surveillance program it quietly launched to collect the personal and identifiable health data of Americans who…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (227+ words) Preparedness Ambassadors credit: Cal OESSeptember 9, 2026 - As students across California return to the classroom this school year, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) is helping schools do more than prepare for tests and homework. We’re helping students prepare…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (457+ words) Measles is now rapidly spreading in some communities with low vaccination rates, putting newborns at risk September 9, 2026 - ITASCA, IL— The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), citing growing measles outbreaks nationwide and limited guidance available to pediatricians, has developed a new…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (582+ words) September 9, 2026 - By Isabella Backman - A new Yale study has identified a promising therapeutic avenue for atherosclerosis, a condition caused by inflammation and plaque buildup in arteries. In a study published Aug. 31 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Schwartz’s…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1166+ words) Image by Julio César Velásquez Mejía from PixabaySeptember 8, 2026 - By Christine Mai-Duc - By the time Democrat Xavier Becerra left Washington, D.C., more Americans than ever had health insurance, owing partly to his work over the years to pass, defend, and…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (370+ words) Sierra Sun Times September 8, 2026 - SACRAMENTO, CA — Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) has announced that Assembly Bill (AB 464) passed the California Legislature with a Senate Floor vote of 40-0 and an Assembly Floor vote of 78-0 The bill heads to Governor…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (431+ words) University of the Pacific - Credit: University of the PacificSeptember 8, 2026 - California lawmakers approved early seed money for the planned School of Medicine at University of the Pacific, designed to address the severe and growing physician shortfalls across Central Valley and beyond....

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (266+ words) Half of all Stockton residents are diabetic or pre-diabetic, one of many chronic diseases made worse by food insecurity Harder’s bill expands local partnerships focused on tackling high rates of chronic disease through nutrition Chronic disease takes a heavy toll…...