Catherine Ho

San Francisco

Health Care Reporter at San Francisco Chronicle

Reporter at @SFChronicle covering health and health care

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Trump picks Stanford-educated wellness influencer as U.S. surgeon general

1 week ago | modbee.com | Catherine Ho

May 7-President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he plans to nominate Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer and graduate of Stanford Medical School, as the nation's surgeon general. Means replaces Trump's former nominee for the position, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, whose confirmation hearing had been set to begin Thursday. Trump said she will work in another capacity at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Trump picks Stanford-educated wellness influencer as U.S. surgeon general

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Catherine Ho

May 7-President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he plans to nominate Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer and graduate of Stanford Medical School, as the nation's surgeon general. Means replaces Trump's former nominee for the position, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, whose confirmation hearing had been set to begin Thursday. Trump said she will work in another capacity at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Trump picks Stanford-educated wellness influencer as U.S. surgeon general

1 week ago | sfchronicle.com | Catherine Ho

Wellness influencer Dr. Casey Means, left, and talk show host Megyn Kelly attend a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health and human services secretary in January. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would nominate Means as surgeon general, replacing his previous choice, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat.
UC health workers to strike this week at UCSF, other campuses statewide: What to know

2 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Catherine Ho

Union members chant during a joint protest by UPTE and AFSCME unions at the UCSF Parnassus campus in San Francisco in November. Another walkout by UC health workers Thursday is expected to affect the UCSF Mission Bay campus in San Francisco. Gabrielle Lurie/The ChronicleUp to 20,000 unionized health care workers are poised to strike at all UC campuses and medical centers Thursday, the third such strike this year over what the unions say are unfair labor practices by UC.
At-home tests dramatically reduced death rates for this kind of cancer, study finds

2 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Catherine Ho

An innovative program at Kaiser Permanente Northern California mails patients at-home fecal tests yearly as part of a colorectal cancer screening protocol. Carolina Rudah/Getty ImagesAn innovative colorectal cancer screening program at Kaiser Permanente Northern California has significantly reduced cancer rates and deaths, according to a new study by Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Northern California.
What you can do at every age to improve and preserve your brain health

2 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Catherine Ho

Health experts recommend physical activities to improve brain health, like hiking with a friend or going to a group exercise class. John Greim/LightRocket via Getty ImagesMany people think of preserving brain health as preventing or delaying dementia. But there are many other causes of memory and attention impairment that are unrelated to dementia, but whose symptoms can mimic dementia, such as depression or mood disorders, sleep deprivation, and drug or alcohol intoxication.
Sutter Health settles antitrust class-action lawsuit for $228.5 million

2 weeks ago | modbee.com | Catherine Ho

Sutter Health has agreed to pay $228.5 million to settle a long-running class-action lawsuit that accused the health care provider of abusing its market power to drive up prices for insurers, employers and individuals. An agreement to resolve the case was reached in March, but details about the settlement figure were not made public until Friday, when both parties filed a motion for preliminary approval in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
S.F. drug overdose death average is up for fourth straight month

4 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Catherine Ho

Accidental drug overdose deaths in San Francisco rose for the fourth straight month after showing a promising decline last year, according to preliminary figures released Wednesday by the Office of the Medical Examiner. Sixty-five people fatally overdosed in March, bringing the monthly average to 64 over the past three months — up from 59 in February, 50 in January, 43 in December and 39 in November.
CT scans may be more harmful than previously thought, UCSF study finds

1 month ago | sfchronicle.com | Catherine Ho

CT scans lead to a higher rate of cancer than previously thought, a new study has found. Jim Cole/Associated PressCT scans, a widely used medical imaging technology to diagnose diseases, may be more harmful than previously thought, and account for about 5% of new cancer cases annually in the U.S. population, according to new research led by UCSF scientists.
CT scans may be more harmful than previously thought, UCSF study finds

1 month ago | sanluisobispo.com | Catherine Ho

CT scans, a widely used medical imaging technology to diagnose diseases, may be more harmful than previously thought, and account for about 5% of new cancer cases annually in the U.S. population, according to new research led by UCSF scientists.