Medical Respite Care Is Eluding Bay Area’s Black Population
Black people in the Bay Area are two times less likely to access medical respite care in their lifetime as compared to white and Latinx people....
19
Jun
27
May
‘People Are Really Over It,’ But COVID Isn’t Over
While the risk is lower, COVID-19 is still here, leaving people to weigh risks and benefits to decide how to live their lives, with many basically ignoring it....
27
May
Strike Averted at LifeLong Medical Clinics as Tentative Agreement Reached
LifeLong workers on Friday announced their plans to strike for two days in June. Then, on Saturday, their union said the strike was off....
26
May
LifeLong Medical Care Clinic Workers to Stage 2-Day Strike
Health care workers at 17 Bay Area LifeLong Medical Care clinics announced Friday that they will stage a two-day strike beginning June 5....
24
May
Clean Transportation Could Reduce Disproportionate Harms of Air Pollution
Minimizing air pollution is a public health and equity issue, and clean transportation could play a role in addressing this problem....
19
May
Children Are Dying at Increasing Rates
Child life expectancy has gone down in recent years, due to four leading causes, authorities say: homicide, suicide, accidental drug overdose and car accidents....
16
May
Universal Healthcare Could ‘Save Money and Save Lives’
A physician, a policy maker and a labor relations and healthcare expert on April 20 presented a path to universal healthcare to Contra Costa residents. ...
26
Apr
Spare the Air Alert Issued for Thursday Because of Smog
"As temperatures heat up and our roadways become increasingly crowded, air quality is expected to be unhealthy," says a Spare the Air official....
11
Apr
Black Infant Health Helps Black Moms ‘Give Birth the Way She Wants’
Racism and lack of support make Black women more likely to have bad outcomes while pregnant. The Black Infant Health program is helping to change that....
06
Apr
My Parents Paid the Ultimate Price for Disinformation
Misinformation peddlers have been spreading lies about health and disease for decades — and for journalist Natalie Hanson, the cost is personal....
03
Apr
Increasing Access to Healthcare Reduces Poverty, Policy Group Finds
On March 30, the Public Policy Institute of California presented its research report on how health insurance affects people living in poverty....
31
Mar
Status Update on Bay Area Health Developments
In the Bay Area's up-and-down economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, many low-income households and communities of color are getting left behind....
30
Mar
FDA Approves Narcan for Over-the-Counter Use
The FDA approved OTC sales of the opioid overdose treatment Narcan on Wednesday, but it remains to be seen when it will be available or what it will cost....
24
Mar
Newsom Wants to Change Criminal Justice and Healthcare in California
Change is coming to California’s oldest and most notorious prison and entire criminal justice system, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday....
23
Mar
Out Of The Norm Depression Symptoms Leave ‘Strong Black Women’ Underdiagnosed & Untreated
Many Black women dealing with depression symptoms struggle to get the help they need, partly because of inadequate screening and societal expectations....
