Senator’s bill to clear prescriptions during crises signed by governor
A Riverside County lawmaker’s bill to relieve pharmacists from complying with every security requirement in processing prescriptions for painkillers and other drugs during emergencies...
Local community health center fights against food insecurity
LAKE ELSINORE – Local community health care center Vista Community Clinic Lake Elsinore launched a food distribution program earlier this year to help feed...
Honor a loved one affected by breast cancer at the 2nd annual Twilight Candle...
TEMECULA – Wondering what to do this October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month to honor a loved one or someone battling the disease? The Cove...
Livabetes offers residents a new way to thrive with diabetes
MENIFEE – Healthy Menifee’s newest program, Livabetes, is a free community resource aimed to help Menifee residents increase their fitness levels, provide nutritional education...
Juul halts sales of fruit, dessert flavors for e-cigarettes
MATTHEW PERRONE
AP Health Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Juul Labs stopped selling fruit and dessert flavors Thursday, acknowledging the public's "lack of trust" in the...
Governor signs Waldron’s bill to strengthen local mental health boards
SACRAMENTO – Assembly Republican Leader Marie Waldron of Escondido announced her bill to improve California’s community mental health system, Assembly Bill 1352, was signed...
How I overcame the vicious cycle of worry and fear in my life
Do you ever get stuck into that vicious cycle of worrying where you get overwhelmed with worrying and fearful thoughts? In return, this creates...
Choose a health plan during open enrollment with these 7 tips
Open enrollment season is here, a time when more than 18.3 million people in California and millions of Americans across the country will have...
Johnson & Johnson agrees to $117M settlement over pelvic mesh devices
LINDA A. JOHNSON
AP Medical Writer
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Johnson & Johnson has agreed to a $117 million multistate settlement over allegations it deceptively...
Caregiver burnout is a very real problem
A caregiver, someone involved in assisting others with activities of daily living or perhaps medical issues as well, come in two different forms. Professional...