Truthout Op-Ed: Biden Offered No Alternative in Debate to Trump’s Pro-Policing Authoritarianism
By Yana Singhal WASHINGTON, DC – In 2020, “the U.S. experienced some of the largest protests in…
California’s Senator Skinner Reports Bills Addressing Retail Theft and Drug Addiction Approved by Senate, Move to Assembly
By Perla Chavez SACRAMENTO, CA – California State Senator Nancy Skinner’s office Wednesday announced legislation to reduce…
Student Opinion: The US’s Problem With Affordable Drugs and Cost Plus Drugs
By Aidan Rubel LOS ANGELES — It is no secret that medications in the U.S. are wildly…
Purported Anti-Choice Leader Charged in SF for Allegedly Stalking Doctor Who Provides Abortions
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In another big announcement Thursday, San Francisco District Attorney…
A Bill to Create Humane Health Care for the Incarcerated Moving through Legislature
By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA – A bill that would mandate the Department of Corrections and…
California Prisoners Given Substandard Medical Care and Families Left in the Dark, Loved Ones Say
By Robert J. Hansen The wives and the mother of prisoners within the California Prison system say…
AFSCME Applauds Signing Bi-Partisan Law That Forbids Public Employers from Terminating Health Coverage During a Strike
Special To the Vanguard Oakland, CA – On Saturday, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 237, the…
California Capitol Watch: Bills Would Extend Medi-Cal Eligibility to Undocumented Immigrants
By Eric Gelber Two bills now pending before the Legislature would extend medical coverage under the state…
Sacramento-based Sutter Health will ‘Cough-Up’ $30 Million to Settle Fraud Claims
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Sacramento-based Sutter Health has agreed to cough-up $30 million…
Poor Prison Health Care System Turns a Prison Term into a Death Sentence
By David Fathi Walter Jordan tried to tell the world he was dying in prison in Arizona…
GOP’s Healthcare Bill’s Failure to Cover Women’s Health
By Stacy Sullivan On October 7, 2016, when the Hollywood Access tape was released featuring the man…
Monday Morning Thoughts: What We Learned from the Failure of the Health Care Repeal
When Donald Trump promised that repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would be a top priority, I…
Yolo County Health Assessment in Review
by Jerika L.H The annual report of Yolo County Health offers a fascinating glimpse into the physical,…
Medicare: Fifty Years of Service for Older Americans
By Bob Schelen This week is the 50th anniversary of Medicare. In July 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson…
Measles – Views from the Top and the Front Line
by Tia Will Robbie Pearl is the CEO of The Permanente Medical Group. As such he is…
Flu Epidemic in the U.S. Vaccinate All Pregnant Women
by Tia Will The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has declared a flu (influenza) epidemic in the…
Commentary: Stockton Shows That Bankruptcy Is Not the Answer
There have been days where readers in frustration about Davis’ fiscal situation have suggested that Davis simply…
My View: If We’re Going to Focus on Healthy Children, Let’s Get to the Core Issues
Most people’s list of immediate needs in the city will necessarily focus on the city’s fiscal health…
Analysis: The Other Side of the Story on Prop. 46
I have some serious concerns about the required alcohol and drug testing of doctors – which seems…
Not Life Saving, Not Cost Effective – Vote NO on Proposition 46
By Tia Will Proposition 46 is a 3 part proposal. Advocates would have you believe that it…
