Domestic violence poses a dire public health threat, but in many Asian households it’s still viewed as a private family matter.
Healthcare Systems & Policy
“We have not only a real public health threat but this novel coronavirus is really affecting the economy, and this is going to have implications for state revenues,” one analyst said.
Our long pre-history has primed our brains to think about the short term during acutely stressful scenarios, says UCSF's Alexandra Crosswell.
This story was produced as a project for the 2020 Impact Fund....
Many residents of Northern California’s Humboldt County endure high levels of adversity and loads of toxic stress, leading to poor health behaviors and increased risk of serious health conditions.
While the overcrowded living conditions of farmworkers have been well reported, the Central California city of Salinas has yet to find a solution.
When and why does ICE inject detainees with sedatives? And what kind of medications are officials using? A reporter seeks answers on a disturbing practice.
News stories about health care policy are often way too dry and boring. The missing ingredient? Stories of real people. One reporter shares a few lessons from the field.
While many uninsured individuals are low-income residents, upper-middle-income Californians also struggle to afford high-priced private health care coverage.
How unaffordable must health care become before the country's political stalemate lets through some legislative solutions?