Comprehensive Sickle Cell Clinic Opens In LA
"We have great care for the kids; there are great programs in L.A. and all over the country," Dr. Susan Claster, the county facility's hematologist says. "But once the kids hit adulthood, they have no place to go and then they die."
KPCC:
Clinic For People With Sickle Cell Disease Opens In South LA
Beginning Thursday, adults in Los Angeles County with sickle cell disease can get comprehensive medical care at a new public clinic at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Outpatient Center in south L.A. This will be the only comprehensive clinic in the county serving people with the inherited blood disorder, besides one serving Kaiser Permanente members, according to Dr. Susan Claster, the county facility's hematologist. The new clinic, which can treat up to 300 patients, will offer primary care, specialty hematology, mental health services and comprehensive pain management, including alternative therapies like yoga and acupuncture. (Plevin, 8/31)
In other news from across the state —
KPCC:
LA County Fire Sees Massive Bump In Calls For Medical Care
L.A. County Fire Department paramedics are exhausted after seeing a massive bump in calls for emergency medical care over the past three years. Data from 2015 shows the department received 303,151 emergency medical calls, a 32 percent jump over 2012. Areas that were busy before have gotten ever more overloaded, said Fire Inspector Richard Licon, like Inglewood, South Central Los Angeles, the Antelope Valley, and Gardena. (Palta, 8/31)
Fresno Bee:
Clovis Unified Parents Urge District To Fight Transgender Bathroom Law
Clovis Unified parents are pushing the school board to separate transgender students from the general student body in bathrooms and locker rooms, despite federal and state laws that protect those students’ rights. The district is considering installing bathroom trailers separate from schools’ regular restrooms after hearing concerns from parents following the federal government’s directive in May that school districts should allow students to use the bathroom that fits their gender identity. Gov. Jerry Brown signed a similar state law in 2013, allowing transgender students to use the bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice. (Mays, 8/31)