When dialing 911 for a medical emergency, the expectation is clear: Licensed health care providers, typically paramedics and emergency medical technicians, will arrive within minutes at your ...

One of the budget bills Gov. Jerry Brown sign3evThursday seeks to make more than $1.5 billion in cuts to state spending on health care for the poor, mostly in Medi-Cal and the Healthy Families ...

Fresh from law school twenty years ago, one of my duties involved representing people who had been in violent relationships. Per standard practice, for each case the client and I went to court seeking ...

It’s that time of year, filled with Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa and New Year celebrations. For many people, the holidays are an opportunity to come together with family and foster connections and ...

Despite health coverage gains under the Affordable Care Act, many low-income Californians are still struggling to afford medical care, with more than half reportedly delaying treatment because of cost ...

Mental health care workers are in high demand across California, especially in the rural pockets of the state. In the Eastern Sierra, providers are working to expand their in-person services while ...

Christina Alvarez, who turned 17 on Monday, has a 15-month-old son. She barely speaks to the father any more. And while she hopes to earn her high school diploma and move her baby away from the crime, ...

Though Geoff and Brei Tobin’s lives became more complicated when their daughter Tessa developed type 1 diabetes, new software now in development promises to lighten some of the load for them and ...

There could be a dark side to skin-lightening creams often found in stores that cater to ethnic communities. Starting next week, California health officials will collect and test a sampling of ...

For me, the most important thing about the holidays is food. I love cooking almost as much as I love eating. But that perception was challenged when my son, James, was born with medically intensive ...

Adults with disabilities no longer qualify for the same care, services and programs that they did as children. Instead, youth who turn 18 and their families must tackle a long checklist of tasks. Yet ...