Mobile clinics serving California's Central Valley farmworkers face a crisis: immigration fears and funding cuts are shrinking access for 332,000 undocumented residents who have nowhere else to turn.
Community & Public Health
Indian American women with breast cancer often hide their diagnoses to protect loved ones. But that silence — rooted in cultural stigma — can delay care and deepen isolation.
Dr. Benjamin laid out a sweeping critique of the U.S. health system, reflecting on decades of experience as an emergency physician and public health official.
In Stanislaus County, most tested private wells exceed safe limits for nitrate and other toxins. With little regulation, rural families rely on bottled water as long-term fixes lag.
Climate change is projected to make such events more common, but in the so-called "air-conditioned city," those without access to cooled air are most vulnerable to heat-related illnesses.
Federal funding is only guaranteed through 2027, and without action by the Minnesota Legislature, state funding will run out this year.
On Cape Cod, soaring housing costs and seasonal jobs leave workers and seniors food insecure. Pantries are serving record demand as unemployment spikes in winter despite summer tourism wealth.
Case studies of two cities and a state that faced lead contamination problems may give New Orleans a roadmap to cleaning its pollution.
In Bakersfield, Clinica Sierra Vista serves as a lifeline for thousands navigating Medi-Cal cuts, immigration fears, and a healthcare system that has left undocumented Californians locked out.
Indigenous Angelenos speaking Zapotec, Mixtec, or K'iche' face a triple language barrier in healthcare — and immigration raids are making an already impossible situation more dangerous.