Healthcare Regulation and Reform

After years of attempts, bill to empower nurse practitioners passes Calif. legislature

The bill gained momentum as the pandemic put a spotlight on health care disparities and workforce shortages.

Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Health Insurance and Costs

A focus on these three key areas could go a long way toward achieving health equity.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Mental Health

Disinformation is always bad for democracy, but it is especially toxic during a pandemic.

Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics

As the Navajo Nation continues its fight against COVID-19, chronic substance abuse is complicating the effort.

Race and Equity, Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Patient Safety and Ethics

The Department of Health wants to respond to coronavirus patients who need support within hours, not days.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Patient Safety and Ethics

Filipinos in Hawaii have the next-highest death rate, composing 24% of deaths but only 16% of the population.

Race and Equity, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Poverty and Class, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Health Insurance and Costs

A third of Black women in the state's only majority-minority Gadsden County have been diagnosed with diabetes, according to state data.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Health Insurance and Costs

A look inside an expanded syringe program and a new camp.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Health Insurance and Costs, Housing and Homeslessness, Community Safety

“It's overwhelming,” one diaper bank director said. “We're trying to do the best we can.”

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Mental Health, Women's and Maternal Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform

This week's question: How can the media encourage people to get vaccinated, once a vaccine has been developed?

Poverty and Class, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics