Alaska women who live in rural and remote communities usually travel to city centers to give birth — against incredible geographical odds. It hasn’t always been this way. COVID-19 has made a hard trip even more daunting.
Healthcare Regulation and Reform
From expanding Medicaid to making telehealth changes permanent, here's what a diverse group of health policy experts would prioritize in 2021.
In the future, pediatricians may turn to biomarkers to flag dangerous levels of stress in children.
It’s one thing to report about disparities in health outcomes. It’s another to hear DonnaMarie Woodson’s story.
Over the past five years, hundreds of California drinking water systems have suffered damage or destruction amid the state’s increasingly intense climate-driven wildfires.
The high numbers indicate a continuing surge, researchers said.
In Santa Clara County, homeless deaths are skyrocketing while the homeless population has not substantially changed.
3,184 individuals were given rapid tests in the first five days.
California will spend more than $8 million to find safer homes for children returning from troubled out-of-state residential programs, in response to a recent investigation into rampant reports of abuse at the facilities.
It's worth paying special attention to how many people complete the two-dose COVID-19 vaccination regimen.