Lisa Aliferis
CHJ
Oakland, CA, United States
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Top of the Morning: Lisa Aliferis Edition
This week, we caught up with Lisa Aliferis, senior communications officer for California Health Care Foundation’s High Value Care Team, and former health editor of KQED’s State of Health. Here are her top morning reads. → Read More
Berkeley Physician Opens Practice Focusing on Aid-in-Dying
California's law permitting doctors to prescribe lethal medications to terminally ill patients who request it takes effect next week. → Read More
UCSF Study: Smokers Quit and Health Care Costs Drop — in Next Year
Researchers find that California's lower smoking rate translates to $15 billion in statewide savings every year. → Read More
Oakland City Council Puts Soda Tax on November Ballot
The measure is nearly identical to the sugar-sweetened beverage fee passed in Berkeley in 2014. → Read More
Oakland City Council Puts Soda Tax on November Ballot
The measure is nearly identical to the sugar-sweetened beverage fee passed in Berkeley in 2014. → Read More
San Francisco, Oakland Working to Put Soda Tax Before Voters
Berkeley passed the country's first soda tax in 2014. Now San Francisco and Oakland are embracing its approach. → Read More
Big Drop in Chemical Levels in Girls Who Switched Cosmetics
UC Berkeley study finds that girls who switched for just three days to cosmetics labelled free of certain chemicals saw a significant drop. → Read More
Californians Overwhelmingly Support Soda Warning Labels, Poll Shows
Nearly 80 percent of voters polled approve of a warning label on sugar-sweetened beverages, and that support was bipartisan. → Read More
California’s New Health Laws Coming in 2016
New laws include required vaccines for schoolchildren, physician aid-in-dying, consumer protections in health insurance and more. → Read More
Bay Area Research Group to Focus on ‘Adverse Childhood Experiences’
Their goal is to create a tool that pediatricians and others who treat children can use in their practice. → Read More
No New Infections in Hundreds Taking Pill to Prevent HIV
Despite a decline in use of condoms, there were no new HIV infections among the 650 people in the San Francisco study. → Read More
California Senate Approves Bill That Would End Vaccine Opt-Out
The bill would require virtually all California schoolchildren to be vaccinated against 10 diseases. → Read More
Nail Salons Under Scrutiny in Wake of New York Times Investigation
There is little regulation of nail products, but a California program is helping salons adopt safer practices. → Read More
Nearly 1 in 4 Californians Hit By Surprise Medical Bills
Of those who received a bill that surprised them, 23% were for out-of-network doctors they thought were in-network. → Read More
Whooping Cough Vaccine Effectiveness Fades — and Fast
By two to four years after vaccination, vaccine effectiveness was only 34 percent, a new analysis finds. → Read More
Breast-Feeding May Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence, Death
In a Kaiser study, women who had breast-fed had a 30 percent reduced risk of recurrence of breast cancer. → Read More
California Vaccine Bill Approved in Key Hearing
The bill advances now to the Senate Judiciary Committee. → Read More
Vaccine Exemption Bill Stalls in Sacramento; Vote Next Week
Hundreds of parents lined up in opposition to the bill. → Read More
How a Florida Decision on HIV Medications May Affect California
A health insurer in Florida agreed to lower the price of HIV medications. → Read More
Frontline 'Vaccine War' Live Chat; Wednesday 3/25, Noon PT
KQED health editor Lisa Aliferis moderates live chat with Frontline producer, two guests. → Read More