Over the past two years, at least 16 people at the Mendocino County jail have overdosed while in custody.
Healthcare Regulation and Reform
Communication and cultural barriers speed spread of the virus in one Central California community.
On August 27, the small Samoan church of about 200 parishioners in North Long Beach held its first ever triple funeral service.
While hospitals often deflect blame to other sectors of health care, there’s no question they play an outsized role in rising costs.
"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."
Stories of three families weighing fact against fiction as they see it and deciding what is best for them.
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.
Aducanumab is the first new drug approved to treat Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years. But some in the medical community were stunned by the approval.
This story was written by SweSwe Aye while participating in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism's 2021 California Fellowship.
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.