Teresa Johnson, a California resident with a severe pain condition, struggled to get timely appointments with a specialist through her Medi-Cal plan, resulting in a lack of available specialists and long wait times.

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Samantha Young | California Health Line When a parent takes an infant to the Children’s Health Center in San Francisco for a routine checkup, a pediatrician will check the baby’s […]

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Samantha Young | California Healthline State officials recently unveiled a “master plan” to address the needs of California’s rapidly aging population, from housing to long-term care. Kim McCoy Wade, director […]

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Miranda Green | California Healthline San Francisco restaurant owners, already simmering over covid-19 restrictions, are ready to boil over because of a city ban on natural gas stoves in new […]

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[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.2.2″] Harriet Rowan and Alex Leeds Matthews California Healthline Health care heavyweights are pouring money into California’s gubernatorial campaign as the primary looms, ramping up support for front-runner Gavin […]

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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.2.2″ custom_margin=”||15px|”] Anna Gorman California Healthline The number of jail inmates in California taking psychotropic drugs has jumped about […]

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[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.2.2″] Anna Gorman CaliforniaHealthline California health regulators have allowed poor care to proliferate at nursing homes around the state, and the number of incidents that could cause […]

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[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.2.2″] Susan Abram May 1, 2018 California Healthline’s Black Californians are more likely to experience mental health problems than other ethnic groups, and they are less likely […]

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[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dr. Yamanda Edwards, the daughter of a truck driver and a stay-at-home mom, grew up just a few miles from Martin Luther King/Drew Medical Center, at the […]

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