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Contratar a un “ejército” diverso para rastrear COVID-19 durante la reapertura

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez and Anna Almendrala June 1, 2020

Los expertos estiman que los departamentos de salud locales y estatales tendrán que agregar entre 100.000 y 300.000 personas para que la economía vuelva a funcionar.

This Story Contains A Warning That Might Cause Alarm — Or Apathy

By Anna Almendrala November 22, 2019

Proposition 65 requires California businesses to label products and buildings with warnings about substances the state deems as toxic, ranging from aloe vera to asbestos. A state panel plans to debate whether to add acetaminophen, the active ingredient of common over-the-counter medications such as Tylenol, to the toxics list, raising questions about the value of these ubiquitous warnings.

Bruising Labor Battles Put Kaiser Permanente’s Reputation On The Line

By Anna Almendrala November 8, 2019

Kaiser Permanente just avoided a nationwide strike by thousands of workers, but now faces a new strike threat Monday. The labor battles are exposing the health care giant to scrutiny from lawmakers, health care advocates and others who accuse it of no longer living up to its nonprofit ideals.

The Air Ambulance Billed More Than His Surgeon Did For A Lung Transplant

By Anna Almendrala November 6, 2019

After Tom Saputo underwent double lung transplant surgery in 2018, he was stunned by a surprise bill of more than $11,000 for the 27-mile air ambulance ride to the hospital. State and federal proposals would crack down on extreme air ambulance charges, including a new California law that will limit how much some patients pay for air ambulance rides.

Aumentan las líneas de ayuda para dejar de vapear

By Anna Almendrala October 10, 2019

Funcionarios de salud están investigando 1.299 casos en 49 estados y el Distrito de Columbia, incluyendo al menos 26 muertes, de enfermedad pulmonar vinculada al vapeo.

As Vaping Illnesses Rise, So Do Pleas To Quit-Smoking Help Lines

By Anna Almendrala October 10, 2019

Tobacco-cessation help lines — traditionally aimed at cigarette smokers — are receiving a surge in calls from people who use vapes and want to quit.

Una crema para aclarar la piel deja a una mujer en coma. Podría suceder de nuevo

By Anna Almendrala September 30, 2019

La crema facial que enfermó a la mujer de Sacramento fue manipulada después de su fabricación, en México. Estas cremas suelen atraer al consumidor latino.

Skin-Lightening Cream Put A Woman Into A Coma. It Could Happen Again.

By Anna Almendrala September 30, 2019

A Sacramento woman is in a coma after using a face cream from Mexico. It is the nation’s first case of methylmercury poisoning from a cosmetic, and public health officials can do almost nothing to prevent other contaminated cosmetics from hitting the shelves.

Despite New Doubts, ‘Hotspotting’ Help For Heavy Health Care Users Marches On

By Phil Galewitz and Anna Almendrala January 23, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom has earmarked nearly $600 million in his 2020-21 state budget plan to provide intensive care management to high-needs, high-risk patients around the state. The programs are similar to an initiative in Camden, New Jersey, that was called into question by a recent study finding hospital readmissions dropped, but at only about the same rate as patients who didn’t receive the same kind of intensive services.

Going Down Fighting: Dying Activist Champions ‘Medicare For All’

By Anna Almendrala August 14, 2019

Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren tried to tell the story of Ady Barkan in the latest Democratic debate. He’s one of the most prominent advocates for “Medicare for All” and is spending his remaining time alive doing everything he can to make the case that all Americans need affordable health coverage.

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