Health Archives

Insurance Carriers Roll Back Remote Monitoring, Doctors Warn Vulnerable Pregnant Patients

December 9, 2025 4:55 am Mina Wahab

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) — Dr. Susanne Ramos, a Santa Barbara-based OBGYN, says through remote monitoring, she has helped save the lives of her… Continue Reading

Hospice of Santa Barbara hosts Light Up A Life

December 7, 2025 8:09 pm Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) Tis the season when Hospice of Santa Barbara hosts Light Up A Life remembrance ceremonies full of love and unity. The… Continue Reading

Do or Die: How technology is preparing paramedic students to handle life and death scenarios

December 5, 2025 5:16 pm Mina Wahab

VENTURA, Calif.— Friday, students engaged in hyper realistic scenarios learning everything from how to help administer CPR to calming down a patient… Continue Reading

Santa Maria Physicians’ Reminder For Heart Healthy Holidays

December 4, 2025 11:45 am Jarrod Zinn

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - Physicians at Dignity Health in Santa Maria are issuing a reminder that cardiac mortality rates trend higher during the… Continue Reading

US stillbirth rate improved last year, but progress is slow

December 2, 2025 9:01 pm CNN Newsource

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The US stillbirth rate dropped 2% last year, according to data published Wednesday by the US Centers for… Continue Reading

No matter how he ate or exercised, he never felt muscular enough. Then he hit rock bottom

December 2, 2025 3:30 pm CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — George Mycock’s fitness routine had gotten out of hand.The 22-year-old was terrified of putting on body… Continue Reading

7 deaths, more than 700 serious injuries linked with diabetes glucose monitor errors

December 2, 2025 11:29 am CNN Newsource

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Certain glucose monitors from Abbott Diabetes Care are providing users with incorrect glucose readings, an… Continue Reading

‘Scromiting,’ a bizarre condition linked to chronic marijuana use, is on the rise

December 2, 2025 10:56 am CNN Newsource

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — It was a pain worse than childbirth, said a TikTok mom as she described bouts of uncontrollable vomiting… Continue Reading

FDA’s top drug officer set to exit, weeks into new role

December 2, 2025 9:21 am CNN Newsource

By Sarah Owermohle, Adam Cancryn, Ben Tinker, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration’s longtime oncology chief has… Continue Reading

The US government is no longer commemorating World AIDS Day

December 1, 2025 1:37 pm CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The United States is not commemorating World AIDS Day this year as it has done for decades in the past.The… Continue Reading

Pierpont neighbors invited to Town Hall following water scare

November 30, 2025 9:53 pm Tracy Lehr

VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) Ventura City Councilmember Alex Mangone notified neighbors about a Town Hall at Pierpont Elementary School this… Continue Reading

The ‘key windows’ when exercise may matter most for brain health

November 29, 2025 7:01 am CNN Newsource

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have hailed the benefits of exercising early in life to lower the risk of your brain degenerating… Continue Reading

I took my shoes off and went for a barefoot hike. I couldn’t believe what happened next

November 28, 2025 7:01 am CNN Newsource

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Whenever I see Kim McAdams, she is never wearing shoes. Every year, she checks my car emissions from her… Continue Reading

Measles cases are surging, making global elimination a ‘distant goal,’ WHO says

November 28, 2025 2:30 am CNN Newsource

By Asuka Koda, CNN (CNN) — For decades, measles vaccination has been a global success story. Deaths from measles dropped 88% around the… Continue Reading

35 million tons of food go to waste yearly in the US. Experts share tips to help stop it

November 27, 2025 8:01 am CNN Newsource

By Francesca Giuliani Hoffman, CNN (CNN) — Millions of tons of food are wasted each year in the United States alone.About 35 million tons,… Continue Reading

Ventura lifts water order in time for Thanksgiving

November 26, 2025 12:59 pm Tracy Lehr

VENTURA, Calif. Residents and businesses in the Pierpont area by the beach in Ventura can use their water again for drinking, cleaning and… Continue Reading

Ventura County Rescue Mission serves up hundreds of Thanksgiving meals

November 26, 2025 1:11 pm Tracy Lehr

OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) The Ventura County Rescue Mission held its annual Thanksgiving Banquet on the day before the holiday. Countless volunteers… Continue Reading

City of Ventura Issues “Do Not Use Water” Order for Pierpont Area

November 25, 2025 4:08 pm Tracy Lehr

VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) – The city of Ventura issued a Do Not Use Water order for the Pierpont neighborhood by the beach, and nearby… Continue Reading

Louisiana surgeon general who stopped promoting vaccination will be second in command at CDC

November 25, 2025 11:55 am CNN Newsource

By Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Ralph Abraham, who as a state surgeon general ordered health officials to stop promoting mass… Continue Reading

5 ways to make your holiday meals ‘blue zone’-friendly

November 25, 2025 8:47 am CNN Newsource

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — The food people consume has long been understood to shape them in some way.“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you… Continue Reading