MORE ON: health care

Blacks experience the poorest quality of ambulatory care of any race or ethnic group in California, according to a federal report released Wednesday. Compared with non-Hispanic whites, Asian/Pacific Islanders and Hispanics of all races, blacks have the highest hospital admission rates for... + read more

In the past five years, three measures attempting to restrict abortions for minors have appeared on California ballots. Last week, another state initiative "entered circulation," which means organizers have until July 11 to gather enough signatures to get it on the ballot. In... + read more

A new opinion survey of nearly three dozen deans from California community colleges suggests many colleges are turning away qualified applicants from health care programs at a time when demand is expected to soar. One official called the report's findings accurate and sobering but said... + read more

What would maternity care look like if doctors only intervened when it was medically necessary? For more than a year now, I’ve been trying to answer that question in terms of the physical health of the mother and child. But for a moment let’s forget about increasing maternal... + read more

Medications save lives and bring comfort to the sick. But they’re also a big business. The nonprofit investigative newsroom ProPublica has been pulling back the curtain on pharmaceutical giants that lavish money on physicians who promote their products. ProPublica data guru Dan Nguyen... + read more

California is facing a dire shortage of workers to care for its growing elderly population, state lawmakers said yesterday in a hearing to address the issue. Elder care advocates, practitioners and educators spoke about the need to recruit, train and retain more geriatricians and other health... + read more