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Hospitals Intensify Efforts to Treat Long COVID in Kids and Teens | Healthiest Communities Health News

COVID-19, a puzzling virus in itself, has continued to vex doctors and patients with its sometimes serious, debilitating aftereffects. These persistent symptoms, labeled long COVID and affecting every demographic, are particularly worrying as the effects on children and teens are increasingly being recognized. One challenge in treating the…

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Gov. Newsom’s Prescription Housing Plan Would Cover 6 Months Rent Through Medi-Cal

He will ask the legislature to put before voters a 2024 ballot initiative that would infuse California’s mental health system with at least 6,000 new treatment beds and supportive housing units for people struggling with mental health and addiction disorders, many of whom are experiencing homelessness. The proposed…