SUBSCRIBER ONLY Latest Headlines | COVID summer surge keeps rising in Santa Cruz County By PK Hattis July 24, 2024 at 3:06 p.m. After the recurring summer COVID swell arrived a few weeks ahead of schedule, Santa Cruz...
The nation’s 911 system is on the brink of its own emergency By Tribune News Service July 24, 2024 at 1:05 p.m. There are more than 6,000 911 call centers to handle an estimated 240 million emergency...
Health | Dental therapists, who can fill cavities and check teeth, get the OK in more states By Tribune News Service July 24, 2024 at 12:42 p.m. About 58 million Americans live in areas with dentist shortages, according to the U.S. Health Resources and...
Health | Angry patients spur new state watchdogs to bring down drug prices By Tribune News Service July 23, 2024 at 12:17 p.m. States are trying to curb spiraling prescription drug costs by assembling special public boards to...
Health | How to find a good, well-staffed nursing home By Tribune News Service July 23, 2024 at 12:15 p.m. Homes vary greatly in quality, and many don’t have enough nurses and aides to give...
Barbara Intermill, On Nutrition: Readers share their eating tips By Barbara Intermill July 23, 2024 at 10:25 a.m. There’s more than one way to peel an orange. Just make sure you eat it.
Health | In the fentanyl crisis, infants and toddlers become unsuspecting victims By Tribune News Service July 22, 2024 at 12:04 p.m. Although West Virginia has the highest fentanyl-related death rate, California has the most deaths overall,...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Night owls challenge early birds for cognitive edge, study suggests By Tribune News Service July 22, 2024 at 11:48 a.m. Researchers analyzed data from more than 26,000 participants and found evening people scored up to...
Agriculture | Finland is offering farmworkers bird flu shots. Some experts say the US should, too By Tribune News Service July 22, 2024 at 11:43 a.m. Public health labs have tested only about 50 people for the bird flu since the...
Latest Headlines | State cautions against recreational shellfish harvesting in Santa Cruz, Monterey counties By PK Hattis July 20, 2024 at 4:33 p.m. The California Department of Public Health has warned local consumers not to eat recreationally harvested...