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Millions of Californians still don't have health insurance. Undocumented people don't qualify for Obamacare benefits, and many others still find coverage too expensive. Leaburn Alexander, a 53-year-old night janitor at a hotel near San Francisco International Airport, is among the latter.
Why do children with serious mental-health issues end up in juvenile hall instead of a doctor’s office? In Sacramento, probation officials are searching for community partners outside of juvenile hall to intercept mentally ill kids, but options are few for the toughest cases.
In May, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality issued a controversial emissions permit to Severstal, a steel company located in the southern end of Dearborn, where sulfur dioxide levels have exceeded state and federal standards.
Drought conditions in parts of Central California have become so harsh that it’s normal to turn on the tap have no coming out. Now, some of the town’s residents will have access to something they haven’t had in months — hot showers.
What’s the price of a human life? In this part of our series “At the Crossroads: The Rise of Hepatitis C and The Fight To Stop It,” we'll tell you what value health economists put on human life.
A woman who had attempted suicide and was rushed to a Los Angeles County hospital was photographed by a nurse, with her image then placed on websites two years later. Her case is an extreme example of how violations against patient privacy have increased, both nationwide and in California.
One evening, a group of researchers hit the club-filled streets of West Hollywood with a specific goal: Find young black men, gay and bisexual, willing to participate in a study on how smartphone apps can help improve overall health and combat diseases such as AIDS and diabetes.
Revolutionary new treatments for hepatitis C have hit the market in just the last few months. But they are so expensive that health insurers are balking at the price. What do the drugs' exorbitant costs mean for patients, and who's paying for such treatments?
Across the country, Indians live urban lives, interwoven into different social fabrics as a result of earlier (arguably unsuccessful) federal programs that sought to familiarize Natives with the larger society. In other cases, Indians live in rural areas and are remarkably isolated.
