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Testing In California Still A Frustrating Patchwork Of Haves And Have-Nots

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Angela Hart and Rachel Bluth May 4, 2020

It’s hard to overstate how uneven access to critical coronavirus test kits remains in the nation’s largest state. Even as some Southern California counties are opening drive-thru sites to make testing available to any resident who wants it, a rural northern county is testing raw sewage to determine whether the coronavirus has infiltrated its communities.

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?

Public Health Officials Face Wave Of Threats, Pressure Amid Coronavirus Response

By Lauren Weber and Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press June 12, 2020

Public health officials are confronting growing pressure — and threats — across the country as the backlash to the coronavirus response continues. Senior health officials from seven California counties have resigned or retired since March 15.

California Fires Illuminate Trauma And Resilience

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester October 29, 2019

The chaos and evacuations prompted by wind-fueled wildfire in Sonoma County pose special challenges for people in need of ongoing medical treatment. Volunteer medical personnel have stepped up to provide care and a sense of stability.

California: trabajadores agrícolas enfrentan riesgos de salud por incendios forestales

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester October 28, 2019

En el condado de Sonoma, la nación vitivinícola de California, trabajadores enfrentan la cosecha de la uva con el riesgo de inhalar partículas peligrosas que genera el humo.

Farmworkers Face Daunting Health Risks In California’s Wildfires

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester October 28, 2019

October marks not only fire season in California, but also the peak of the grape harvest. In areas not imminently threatened by the explosive Kincade Fire in Sonoma County’s fabled vineyards, workers labored through heat and smoke, or faced lost wages.

Dispositivos de “vapeo” camuflados desconciertan a padres y escuelas

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester September 18, 2019

Un mouse de computadora. Una funda para el celular. Mochilas. Unidades USB. Las opciones de kits de “vapeo” que se anuncian en internet son muchas y muy coloridas.

La sífilis congénita sigue aumentando a un ritmo alarmante

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester October 8, 2019

A nivel nacional, 1,306 bebés adquirieron sífilis de su madre en 2018, un aumento del 40% con respecto a 2017, según datos federales. Este tipo de transmisión es prevenible.

Congenital Syphilis Continues to Rise at an Alarming Rate

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester October 8, 2019

The number of U.S. infants who acquired syphilis from their mothers during pregnancy rose 40% last year. Just five states, including California, accounted for nearly two-thirds of the cases.

Camouflaged Vaping Devices Are Hoodwinking Parents And Schools

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester September 18, 2019

The vaping hoodie. The vaping watch. The vaping phone case. Each ready to deliver a puff of nicotine (or marijuana) anywhere, anytime. The vaping market is crowded with sleek, camouflaged devices that have teachers and parents struggling to monitor illicit usage of a product that has surged in popularity among high schoolers.

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