Drug Task Force Record Streak Continues with Loleta Bust

by Kimberly Wear on February 11, 2019 at 12:49PM

"Unfortunately, I think it's going to be a trend. I don't see this issue going away," Taylor said.

Newsom’s Move: Not Yet Health Care For All, But Health Care for More

by Elizabeth Aguilera, CALmatters on February 4, 2019 at 9:19AM

Despite what many see as dismal prospects for single-payer in California so long as the Trump administration can quash the state’s waiver request, the California Nurses Association is undaunted. They’re working on a soon-to-be-introduced single-payer bill, more detailed than the version that died in 2017.

Cheer for the Rams But in California High Schools, Fewer Kids are Playing Football

by Ricardo Cano, CALmatters on February 3, 2019 at 8:50AM

The state’s participation data also indicate some schools in recent years switched from 11-player to 8-player football programs, which still involve full contact but with smaller teams. Weed High School, about 70 miles north of Redding, was among the programs that made the switch, in part because of low participation and declining enrollment that allowed it to meet the state’s threshold for 8-player schools, said Steve Neel, the school’s athletic director.

HSU Hopes to Open New Nursing Program in 2020

by Thadeus Greenson on January 31, 2019 at 3:39PM

HSU Searching for Director of New Nursing Program Humboldt State University has begun a national search for a director to lead an RN-to-BSN nursing program, which could enroll its first students as soon as Fall 2020.

HumCo Health Officials Eyeing Measles Outbreak in Washington, Bracing for the Worst

by Thadeus Greenson on January 26, 2019 at 12:07PM

According to to the California Department of Public Health, only 88.4 percent of Humboldt County kindergarten students had all their required immunizations at the start of last school year, the most recent year for which data is available. That’s one of the lowest rates in California and substantially below the state average of 95.1 percent.

UPDATED: Donors Needed: Blood Bank Issues Critical Call for O Positive

by Kimberly Wear on January 11, 2019 at 12:06PM

Before the $4.7 Billion Baby Powder Verdict, There Was One in Humboldt

by Thadeus Greenson on December 26, 2018 at 2:31PM

After the verdict, the company released a brief statement: “While we deeply sympathize with anyone suffering from any form of cancer, the science and facts show that her disease was not caused by her use of our talcum-based products.” According to verdict forms from the case, the jury found that Allen was exposed to asbestos from Johnson and Johnson’s Baby Powder due to a “manufacturing defect,” but that Allen failed to prove that was a “substantial factor” in causing her mesothelioma.

Local Healthcare Company Focus of WaPo Story

by Thadeus Greenson on December 26, 2018 at 10:03AM

Hailey has access to palliative care through MediCal thanks to Senate Bill 1004, which mandates that the state provide in-home palliative care to MediCal recipients. Surber, meanwhile, is insured through a combination of Medicare and a policy through his wife, neither of which cover palliative care, limiting him to more traditional treatment options.

A Gift of Glasses: Three Eureka Men See the World in a New Hue (Video)

by Sam Armanino on December 12, 2018 at 12:43PM

Hartsell pointed to the balloons and said he can actually tell the difference between the two colors. “Before they were basically identical,” Hartsell said.

More Than Half of California Nursing Homes — Including Humboldt's — Balk at Stricter Staffing Rules

by Barbara Feder Ostrov, Kaiser Health News on December 9, 2018 at 9:05AM

(Check to see which California nursing homes have applied for workforce shortage waivers here and here. You'll find that all four of Humboldt County's skilled nursing facilities — Eureka, Fortuna, Granada and Seaview rehabilitation and wellness centers — have requested such waivers.)