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When private wells are properly installed and maintained, they are usually clean and reliable sources of water – but not always.

Fresno County was obligated to provide care to everyone who needed it, regardless of their immigration status. Now a judge has determined that the county no longer has to offer them medical services.

In the wake of sustained reporting on infant and child mortality from The Detroit News, the city has launched a new three-year initiative to combat the problem. A Detroit News study published in January found that Detroit is the most dangerous place in America to be a child.

Dr. Marcy Zwelling is part of a growing trend of physicians who work on a cash only basis. Her Los Alamitos concierge practice is off the insurance grid in an effort to combat regulators and government involvement.

In a recently filed lawsuit, two Texas abortion doctors allege a Dallas-area hospital revoked their admitting privileges shortly after it became the target of anti-abortion protesters.

Although safety net institutions continue to serve millions of uninsured, they are facing changes brought on by the health law. Since Affordable Care Act enrollment started last fall, Centro Medico clinic in Southern California is getting up to 10 new patients a day.

While children show different responses to early trauma, experts say that research shows that witnessing a parent's arrest or deportation leads to a complex series of problems.

Exhausted from the burden of her age and diabetes, Juana now pays more attention to the news. She recently learned of a California proposal to offer health insurance to people who are undocumented.