A new health plan is launching on the Central Coast just before federal lawmakers move forward with major cuts to Medicaid, a change that could affect how some seniors and people with disabilities access care.

Santa Barbara County might soon have to change the way it runs its public health clinics. The move could potentially affect local immigrant families that rely on them.

CenCal Health manages plans for San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. This month it has distributed $5.5 million to local hospitals, mental health clinics and other programs.

The new UCLA Cancer Care Center will soon bring world-class treatment to North SLO County.

The variant, called Nimbus, shares typical COVID-19 symptoms like fever and cough, but some patients have reported severely dry and cracked throats.

Scientists wanted to know if simple behaviors could lead to lasting changes in personality– specifically, the trait of curiosity. The researchers created a smartphone app designed to encourage a curious mindset.

A UC Santa Barbara professor helped create the largest map of the universe ever made. The interactive map, spanning almost the entire history of the universe, was released to the public on Thursday.

Unionized healthcare staff, including medical assistants and clinicians, will walk off the job next Monday and Tuesday at clinics across the Central Coast– unless the union and management reach an agreement.

A mental health worker in San Luis Obispo County is facing charges for falsifying medical records tied to a patient who died at the County Crisis Stabilization Unit last year.

San Luis Obispo County health officials report that whooping cough cases are on track to reach their highest level in about a decade.