Street Level Health Project started with a handful of nurses and volunteers visiting day laborer sites in East Oakland to provide medical assistance and other ...

Even with advanced health care, the U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate among developed countries. Cardiovascular disease continues to be the leading cause of maternal deaths. But there ...

The federal health reform bill that President Barack Obama signed into law last week will expand access to health insurance for millions of Americans. But the bill will also pour billions of dollars ...

California is experiencing a worsening shortage of doctors in rural and low-income communities, in part because of decades-old laws that no longer serve our needs. I have worked as a “country doctor” ...

Jacquie Marroquin spent much of her childhood living in fear of her father. A child of undocumented immigrants from Guatemala, Marroquin – who grew up in Los Angeles in the 1970s – worried that ...

For some families, watching their children swim is commonplace. But for Christine, who requested we use only her family members’ first names to protect their privacy, watching Alison learning how to ...

The number of Californians with untreated mental health conditions is increasing and state leaders should be paying attention. Overall, California ranks an unimpressive 17th in meeting the ...

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Faith nurses help communities stay well in Fresno with duties ranging from home visits, help around the house, first aid – and much needed support for the sick.