This story also ran on The Sacramento Bee. It can be republished for free. Patients hurl verbal abuse at Michelle Ravera every day in the emergency room. Physical violence is less common, she said, ...

California this year took the final step in opening Medi-Cal, its Medicaid program, to every eligible resident regardless of immigration status. It’s a significant expansion for an already massive ...

Disability rights advocates sued Tuesday to overturn California’s physician-assisted death law, arguing that recent changes make it too easy for people with terminal diseases whose deaths aren’t ...

John Baackes, CEO of L.A. Care, stands in front of a window overlooking downtown Los Angeles on the 10th floor of the organization’s headquarters. Baackes will retire in January after nearly half a ...

Insight provides an in-depth look at health care issues in and affecting California. Have a story suggestion? Let us know. SACRAMENTO — After years of failed attempts and vociferous opposition, ...

Sharissa Derricott outside of her parents’ home in Lawton, Okla., Derricott has had multiple surgeries and experiences side effects stemming from a hormone treatment given her as a child. (Nick Oxford ...

Gabor Maté, an addiction specialist and author, is known for tracing substance abuse problems to trauma that often starts in childhood and spans generations. (Credit: Lukas Foxx courtesy of ...

Aniya was ready to leave. She was dressed in a fuzzy white onesie her mother had packed for her first trip home. Yet Aniya’s family had more questions than answers as they cradled the newborn out of ...

This story also ran on San Francisco Chronicle. It can be republished for free. But Milam was haunted by a family history of cancer, including his mother’s death from stomach cancer at 54. So, at age ...

Spotlight illuminates the newsmakers and behind-the-scenes players who shape health care in California. Have a story suggestion? Let us know. Imagine identifying a toxin so potent it could rewire a ...

Ambulances line up as patients who tested positive for covid-19 leave Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside, California, on April 8, 2020. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty ...

California Again Has America's Highest Poverty Rate: California continued to have the highest poverty rate in the nation last year at 17.7%, tied only with Louisiana, according to new data from the ...