Black patients’ ER experiences are shaped by medical history, implicit bias and disparities in pain treatment, triage and algorithms — prompting advocates to demand systemic change.
Health Equity & Social Justice
“Prosecutors are going to fight you any time you try to take a tool out of their toolbelt,” a former prosecutor said.
Despite the fact that millions live with addiction to drugs and alcohol, there is often little effort in emergency management to consider their unique needs during disasters.
When a Black family says their child is missing, are they treated with the same urgency as any other family? Nolan Wells' story raises broader questions about racial disparities surrounding missing Black youth.
With PE cuts and shrinking recess in many schools, why are we now testing kids on skills we never really taught them?
A Times analysis shows the same neighborhoods Mayor Bass targeted keep drawing people back to the streets.
A planned series on hunger took on fresh urgency when the federal government suspended SNAP benefits.
Shawn didn’t kill anyone. He’s serving life plus 15 years for felony murder.
Trauma recovery centers are helping survivors address the emotional wounds and mental health needs that can linger long after physical injuries heal.
Abortion rates were expected to tank after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Instead, medication abortion became easy to get — and it changed everything.