A DIY guide for LA residents on lead-contaminated yard soil: how to test, when to clean up, covering soil, additives, and why sunflowers won't fix it.
Race and Equity
Preeclampsia doesn’t get nearly the attention it should, even though it’s a leading cause of preterm birth and maternal and fetal deaths. Black women are particularly at risk.
Metal recycling hubs, battery recycling plants and airports all help make lead contamination a stubborn LA County problem.
Three separate Atlas explosions and cancer risks the LA County DA’s office calls 48-times above health standards threaten the Watts school.
Studies find that communities of color and low-income areas face more drinking-water violations and longer waits for fixes.
Sojourner Truth Museum founder Shonna McDaniels details a harrowing 2020 experience with hospital neglect and medical gaslighting at Kaiser South Sacramento.
California Black Health Network Executive Director Rhonda Smith transforms personal encounters with life-threatening emergency room bias into systemic advocacy.
TV medical dramas have long provided a powerful lens for examining real-world emergency care, highlighting iconic Black actors and critical health care realities.
UC Davis ER physician Kara Toles discusses confronting bias in care while advocating for health equity and training colleagues to recognize prejudice.
Researchers and health experts point to the cumulative effects of systemic racism, chronic stress and generational trauma that shape maternal health long before pregnancy begins.