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Oanh Meyer, an assistant adjunct professor with the University of California, Davis, deals with Alzheimer's on a personal and professional level. She's the primary caregiver for her mother, who has the memory-robbing disease.

Alzheimer’s care can be especially challenging for some Asian Americans

January 6, 2020 at 2:23 a.m.

Oanh Meyer is no stranger to Alzheimer's disease. Her everyday life revolves around caring for those who suffer from the ailment. Meyer's office is at the UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease...

Is man’s best friend the key to battling cancer? New UC Davis study aims to find out

November 12, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.

A new joint study by UC Davis, the University of Wisconsin and Colorado State University is looking for healthy canines to participate in a study that may benefit man and...

The FBI is investigating whether pot business owners in Sacramento have bribed local officials in exchange for favorable treatment. And Mayor Darrell Steinberg has called for an audit into cannabis licensing in Sacramento. The state of California is doing its own review.

How Sacramento failed to monitor its cannabis storefronts, as the FBI steps in

October 21, 2019 at 11:39 a.m.

Sacramento's legal marijuana business began as a loose-knit group of independently managed, nonprofit collectives dedicated to dispensing cannabis to patients with medical needs. Sacramento had a green future. A decade...

Jennifer Burt is photographed in front of her home on July 15, 2019 in Meadow Vista, Calif.

‘Sticker shock’ for California wildfire areas: Insurance rates doubled, policies dropped

August 8, 2019 at 11:39 a.m.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jennifer Burt knows she lives in a fire-prone community. That's why she's done everything she can to fire-proof her home in Meadow Vista, Calif., in the bushy,...

Pot use among pregnant women on the rise, study shows. Do they know the risks?

July 23, 2019 at 8:22 p.m.

A growing number of women in Northern California are using marijuana before and during pregnancy, a group of researchers at Kaiser Permanente have found and said it coincides with broader...

Angela Powell, oficial de una correccional explicar lo importante que es ser reasignada a labores adecuadas durante el embarazo.

Guardias de prisión embarazadas afirman que California las obliga a elegir: sus trabajos o sus bebés

May 15, 2019 at 11:44 a.m.

La agente correccional Sarah Coogle estaba embarazada de siete meses cuando sonó una alarma durante su turno en una prisión estatal de California en Tehachapi. Coogle corrió hacia el zumbido...

Raising the par on FootGolf fitness

August 19, 2019 at 2:32 a.m.

Months ago, a group of people clutching soccer balls on the well-manicured links of Haggin Oaks golf course in Sacramento, Calif., would have turned heads — and perhaps even sent...

Raising the par

August 24, 2021 at 5:27 p.m.

Months ago, a group of people clutching soccer balls on the well-manicured links of Haggin Oaks golf course in Sacramento, Calif., would have turned heads — and perhaps even sent...

Raising the par

May 14, 2019 at 12:22 a.m.

Months ago, a group of people clutching soccer balls on the well-manicured links of Haggin Oaks golf course in Sacramento, Calif., would have turned heads — and perhaps even sent...

Depression, through the lens of inflammation

November 3, 2021 at 4:25 p.m.

Did you know that the World Health Organization predicts that by 2030, more people will suffer from depression than any other medical condition? The incidence of depression has skyrocketed in...

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