"Nearly every disabled person I’ve talked with has their own stories of pain and discrimination," says radio producer Christopher Egusa. "The dismissal and invisibility are common experiences."
Community Safety
A reporter pivots between experts and data to try to understand why still so little is known about premature births.
When Dr. Josh Bamberger was starting his medical career in the Tenderloin, he wished he could offer something more to his sickest homeless patients. Now he can.
Church leaders spearhead efforts to protect South Sacramento's African American residents.
Dana Ullman is reporting on health-related stories for The Mendocino Voice with support from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism. This article was produced as a series for the 2021 Center for Health Journalism California Fellowship....
Legislation eliminates red tape in reuniting children with families or finding new permanent placements. New measure sets up study for a statewide child welfare hot line.
African American are resilient, but enough is enough, says Observer senior staff writer.
A pilot program with San Mateo County’s public health plan aims to stop the revolving door between the emergency room, nursing home and street.
Shooting survivors face physical and psychological recovery, often with little to no help. Could reallocating resources bring healing?
For every person killed from gun violence in Chicago, five are shot and survive. Those victims — about 30,000 in the last 10 years — are marked for life, and their road to recovery is often one with little to no resources.