The emotional and financial toll of caregiving is something you’ve likely witnessed firsthand—and it’s a burden that often falls on loved ones when no plan is in place.

Senate Bill 1061 (SB 1061), passed in 2024, is a new law designed to protect consumers by prohibiting credit reporting agencies from including medical debt on credit reports.

In January of 2025, Governor Newsom proposed a $322.3 billion budget that, based on temporary financial maneuvering and optimistic revenue projections, did not include a deficit.

Narrative Medicine, coined by Columbia University’s Dr. Rita Charon, aims to address the feelings and experiences that occur when caring for persons with illness.

In this case, a three-year-old patient with a history of mal-rotated bowels since birth, presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain.