Health

A person in their 30s has been announced as the first person to die from complications of the flu in Butte County. The county’s public health department is advising residents to get a flu vaccine and stay home if feeling sick.

Wednesday marks five years since the Camp Fire; one group of fire survivors that sometimes gets overlooked is patients of end-of-life care. Also, a federal court ruling makes it illegal for cities to penalize unhoused residents camping on city property if the city doesn't have shelter beds available; now California Assembly Republicans are calling for the decision to be overturned, and more than 10 million recipients have lost Medicaid coverage and millions more will in the coming months after federal protections ended this spring.

Black women are three times more likely than any other women to die during or immediately after pregnancy. California lawmakers passed a law in 2019 requiring hospitals to train labor and delivery staff on unconscious bias in medicine.

Abortions increased at Planned Parenthood clinics near California’s border with Arizona after the end of Roe vs Wade. Workers have joined a union.

From housing affordability to fentanyl to mental health and more, California lawmakers debated hundreds of bills this Legislative session. Here’s a breakdown of what made it to the Governor’s desk — and what didn’t.

Experts say new research is necessary to understand the longer-term human health impacts of regular exposure to smoke.

Author Gayle Kimball's book "The Mysteries of Healing: Dialogues with Doctors and Scientists" explores the current research and personal characteristics of 19 visionaries from the US, Canada, and the UK.

A Butte County ordinance that allows Bear Fire survivors to camp on their properties expires at the end of the year leaving some living in RVs on their land worried they’ll be evicted soon. Also, the Chico City Council is sick of abandoned shopping carts so they’ve proposed a new city ordinance declaring them a nuisance, and COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are increasing in Butte and Shasta counties.

It’s a confusing time in the COVID pandemic. A new booster is on the way, but cases are rising and you might want more protection now.

Dr. James E. Cottrell expands on the fears and importance of getting proper surgery.