by Kyla Cook | News Editor| Anyone who truly knows me knows that I am not a fan of Gov. Jerry Brown. However, I am an advocate of health, and after living with a biology major for four years, I find that medicine is the best medicine. On Oct. 9, Brown signed into law, an addition to an existing law (Section 6296 of the family code) that allows “a minor of 12 years of age or older and who may have come into contact with an infectious, contagious, or communicable disease to consent to medical care related to the diagnosis or treatment of the disease, if the disease or condition is one that is required by law or regulation adopted pursuant to law to be reported to the local health … [Read more...] about Jerry Brown signs new addition into medical law