A POLITICO reporter and 2022 National Fellow wants to hear about the barriers people are facing in using medical cannabis.
Zach Chafos languished for a total of 76 days in a Maryland ER waiting for a psychiatric bed — part of a growing mental health treatment crisis for teens across the country
Medical discrimination and a lack of data make it difficult for people of color to get help for post-COVID problems.
From providing accurate COVID-19 information to advocating for testing and vaccination with cultural sensitivity, these community healthcare workers were key to serving marginalized Hispanic populations.
There is an ongoing mental health care provider shortage affecting children and young adults across the United States.
Why it's so hard for kids in crisis to access the mental health care they need in Santa Clara County
As demand skyrocketed during the pandemic, already scarce resources for youth were stretched even thinner.
One in five Indigenous Chamorros in the Northern Mariana Islands has diabetes, and the demand for dialysis is growing. But the only dialysis centers are on the capital island of Saipan.
The pandemic compounded barriers to accessing medical care—and many continue to delay or forgo treatment.
It’s been nearly three decades since California pioneered the therapeutic use of cannabis, but patients still face a confusing patchwork of rules.
This is the third story in a three-part TimesOC series “Improving Healthcare Access for Cambodians and Vietnamese,” supported by the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism 2020 California Fellowship.
