Tracy Seipel
Santa Cruz Sentinel
San Jose, CA, United States
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Midnight Wednesday is deadline for 2018 Covered California plans
OAKLAND >> As Wednesday’s midnight deadline approaches to enroll in a 2018 healthcare plan under the Affordable Care Act, health insurance broker Jonathan Greer is fielding calls from harried consumers buying policies at the last minute. → Read More
Midnight Wednesday is deadline for 2018 Covered California plans
The repeal of Obamacare’s individual mandate doesn’t start until 2019, so the law’s requirement to buy insurance is still in place for 2018. → Read More
Midnight Wednesday is deadline for 2018 Covered California plans
The repeal of Obamacare’s individual mandate doesn’t start until 2019, so the law’s requirement to buy insurance is still in place for 2018. → Read More
Grammy swag includes Bay Area company’s steam inhalers
“It’s basically modernizing humidification,’’ said Nanda, a former senior vice president at Genentech, who runs MyPurMist with CEO Lars Barfod. → Read More
Grammy swag includes Bay Area company’s steam inhalers
“It’s basically modernizing humidification,’’ said Nanda, a former senior vice president at Genentech, who runs MyPurMist with CEO Lars Barfod. → Read More
California flu deaths jump
The number of Californians younger than 65 who have died from the flu during this flu season jumped again in the latest reporting period and now totals 97, according to figures released Friday by state public health officials. The latest number represents a spike of 23 in addition to the 74 deaths announced by the state last week — and an increase of four in the Greater Bay Area. Flu-related… → Read More
California flu deaths jump
The number of Californians younger than 65 who have died from the flu during this flu season jumped again in the latest reporting period and now totals 97, according to figures released Friday by state public health officials.The latest number → Read More
California flu deaths jump from 74 to 97
Flu-related fatalities around the greater Bay Area region now total 29, up from 25 reported by county public health departments last week. → Read More
California flu deaths jump from 74 to 97
Flu-related fatalities around the greater Bay Area region now total 29, up from 25 reported by county public health departments last week. → Read More
California’s right-to-die law is working but challenges remain
Signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown in October 2015, the End of Life Option Act allows any mentally competent California adult, diagnosed with less than six months to live, to end their life with a… → Read More
Legislative committee to take up California’s right-to-die law
The law allows any mentally competent California adult, diagnosed with less than six months to live, to end their life with a lethal drug prescription from their doctor. → Read More
Santa Cruz County’s flu death toll rises to three, telemedicine market grows
SANTA CRUZ >> The flu outbreak sweeping the region continues to hit Santa Cruz County hard, as emergency rooms remain busy and the death toll slowly rises. Patients suffering from less severe symptoms are turning to doctor-consultation apps to avoid the hassle and hold ups of waiting rooms — and the possibility of catching other bugs. The growing market of telemedicine appointments is… → Read More
Santa Cruz County’s flu death toll rises to three, telemedicine market grows
SANTA CRUZ >> The flu outbreak sweeping the region continues to hit Santa Cruz County hard, as emergency rooms remain busy and the death toll slowly rises. Patients suffering from less severe symptoms are turning to doctor-consultation apps to a → Read More
Think you’ve got the flu? At-home doctor consultation app might help
As the flu season bears down on the Bay Area, a range of doctor consultation applications can not only connect flu patients with doctors who make house calls, they can connect them with physicians… → Read More
Think you’ve got the flu? At-home doctor consultation app might help
As the flu season bears down on the Bay Area, a range of doctor consultation applications can not only connect flu patients with doctors who make house calls, they can connect them with physicians… → Read More
Flu may be spread just by breathing, new study says
Until now, most people thought you caught the flu after being exposed to droplets from an infected person’s coughs or sneezes, or by touching contaminated surfaces.But a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences re → Read More
California flu deaths jump from 42 to 74
Flu deaths of Californians younger than 65 soared again in the latest reporting period and now total 74, according to figures released Friday by state public health officials.The latest figure represents a spike of 32 in addition to the 42 deat → Read More
California flu deaths jump from 42 to 74
Flu deaths of Californians under 65 soared again in the latest reporting period and now total 74, according to state public health officials on Friday.The latest figure represents a spike of 32 in addition to the 42 deaths announced by the stat → Read More
California flu deaths jump from 42 to 74; Greater Bay Area reports 25
The flu season, which began Oct. 1, has exploded over the last month in the Golden State, and is on track to being the worst in 10 years. State public health officials are urging anyone who has not… → Read More
California flu deaths jump from 42 to 74; Greater Bay Area reports 25
The flu season, which began Oct. 1, has exploded over the last month in the Golden State, and is on track to being the worst in 10 years. → Read More