CDPH Health Alert: Severe Acute Pulmonary Disease Associated with Cannabis or Cannabidiol Oil Vaping (CDPH) issued a health alert regarding a cluster of cases of severe acute pulmonary disease in previously healthy adults with a recent history of vaping cannabis or cannabidiol (CBD) oils in Kings County, CA. August 26, 2019 SF Dept of Public Health Health Alert, Public Health, CDPH, SFDPH 0 0 Comment Read More »
Physicians for a Healthy California has Announced Second Application Cycle for CalMedForce GME Grants Physicians for a Healthy California has announced the second grant cycle for the graduate medical education (GME) grant program, CalMedForce, which will award approximately $38 million to primary care and emergency medicine residency programs in California. August 22, 2019 Resident/Young Physicians , grant program, CalMedForce, PHC 0 0 Comment Read More »
Public Charge Threatens Californians’ Health and Well-Being DHS has finalized significant new restrictions to reduce immigration by creating a preference for wealthy, English-speaking, insured, and educated immigrants and putting up new hurdles for impoverished immigrants and their families. August 22, 2019 News, Public Health DHS, Public Charge 0 0 Comment Read More »
Opioid Prescriptions, Overdose Deaths Fall in Marin Doctors and other clinicians in Marin County are writing fewer prescriptions for opioid pain killers and subsequently seeing fewer opioid overdoses, according to new findings from Marin County Public Health. August 21, 2019 Marin, News, Public Health, SFMMS Member , Marin County Health, Opioid Epedemic 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMMS Leaders Attend Fundraiser for Senator Mike McGuire SFMMS leaders attended a recent fundraiser for State Senator Mike McGuire to raise funds for the victims of the Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting. August 20, 2019 Events, SFMMS Member Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting, SFMMS, Mike McGuire 0 0 Comment Read More »