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Dealing With The Lingering Effects Of A Mass Shooting

By Anna Almendrala August 8, 2019

Veronica Kelley, head of San Bernardino County’s Department of Behavioral Health, knows firsthand that the mental health effects from mass shootings linger. Nearly four years after her community was devastated by a massacre of 14 people, Kelley has advice for Gilroy, El Paso, Dayton and other communities reeling from recent carnage.

Doctors Fight Legislation Prompted By Sex Abuse Scandals

By Anna Almendrala August 23, 2019

In response to recent high-profile sex abuse cases, some California lawmakers want doctors to give patients more information about pelvic exams, and then get a signature proving they did. Doctors in the Golden State and beyond are pushing back.

Public Health Officials Offer Scant Details On U.S. Coronavirus Patients

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Anna Almendrala January 31, 2020

To date, the U.S. has multiple confirmed cases of the viral infection that originated in Wuhan, China. That includes cases in which the virus passed from person to person within this country. So why don’t health officials share more information with the public?

Readers And Tweeters Ponder Racism, Public Health Threats And COVID’s Cost

June 23, 2020

Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

Hospital Known For Glamorous Patients Opens New Doors To Its Neediest

January 3, 2020 By Anna Almendrala and Harriet Blair Rowan

Voices: How Should California Address The Needs Of Its Aging Population?

By Anna Almendrala and Ana B. Ibarra September 17, 2019

By 2030, an estimated 1 in 5 Californians will be 65 or older, and the state is creating a “master plan” to address their needs. Lawmakers, advocates, local officials and others gathered in Sacramento on Monday to tackle issues of greatest concern, such as long-term care and housing for low-income seniors.

Lost on the Frontline

By The Staffs of KHN and The Guardian August 10, 2020

“Lost on the Frontline” is an ongoing project by Kaiser Health News and The Guardian that aims to document the lives of health care workers in the U.S. who died from COVID 19, and to investigate why so many are victims of the disease.

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