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A patient was arrested Sunday night in connection with an assault against a registered nurse Sunday evening at Napa State Hospital, according to a hospital representative.

Women in the U.S. exposed to high levels of air pollution while pregnant were up to twice as likely to have a child with autism as women who lived in areas with low pollution, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). It is the first large national study to examine links between autism and air pollution across the U.S.

You know that a building is only as strong as its foundation. In a union, our stewards are our foundation.

California Health and Human Services Secretary Diana Dooley convened today's first meeting of a new developmental-center task force charged with looking at the futures and services of each center and how they and other providers can best serve Californians.