3+ hour, 9+ min ago  (569+ words) SANTA CRUZ " A recent UC Santa Cruz study, published'in Nature Communications scientific journal, uncovered clues in a decadeslong mystery surrounding the relationship between early pregnancy and breast cancer risk. Early pregnancy, between the ages of 20 and 30, has been shown to…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (247+ words) SANTA CRUZ " Former Moss Landing Marine Laboratories professor Stacy Kim and former ER nurse Paula Mierau host a top rope climbing club for people with Parkinson's at Pacific Edge Climbing Gym called Climb Out of Parkinson's. According to a study…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (801+ words) By MAKIYA SEMINERA and MORIAH BALINGIT, Associated Press Education Writer As a continuation of President'Donald Trump's pitch to Americans on affordability and the economy under his administration, the U.S. Treasury and White House are celebrating the upcoming launch of a program…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (514+ words) The drugs selected include some of the medications on which Medicare spends the most money. That means the deals negotiated this year have the potential to deliver significant savings to taxpayers when they go into effect in 2028. The federal government…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (636+ words) It's a more general, flexible approach to breast cancer prevention that involves staying familiar with how your breasts look and feel. It goes along with other early detection measures like getting regular mammograms. Doctors suggest breast self-awareness as an alternative…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (90+ words) A swell rolled in at Pleasure Point on Tuesday as surfers in the lineup paddled towards the waves off 32nd Avenue. Wave faces reached 4-6 feet on Tuesday according to surfline.com. Wave riders can expect more of the same on Wednesday....

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (287+ words) By Monica Martinez and Felipe Hernandez Recent state and federal changes are bringing important updates to Medi-Cal, which provides health care coverage for 31% of Santa Cruz County residents, more than 80,000 people. Some of these changes are coming soon, and it…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (106+ words) The annual fundraiser, which featured 22 in-person and four virtual teams, raised more than $42,000 for the local Soquel-based nonprofit. WomenCARE held its 29th Strike Out Against Cancer Bowl-a-thon at the Boardwalk Bowl in Santa Cruz Saturday. The annual fundraiser, which featured 22 in-person…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (802+ words) SANTA CRUZ " Larry deGhetaldi, a longtime Santa Cruz County health care industry leader and respected policymaking voice on local, state and national stages, died at his home in Soquel last month after a battle with brain cancer. He was 69 years…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1242+ words) By Paula Span, KFF Health News It started with a high school typing course. Wanda Woods enrolled because her father advised that typing proficiency would lead to jobs. Sure enough, the federal Environmental Protection Agency hired her as an after-school…...