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Rhymes Of Their Times: Young Poets Riff On Type 2

By Elaine Korry February 26, 2018

A Bay Area public health campaign harnesses the power of poetry to confront the root causes of a diabetes epidemic that is disproportionately hitting minority youth and those from low-income homes.

Pobres y sin atención médica: la nueva realidad de los suburbios

By Elaine Korry February 12, 2018

Siempre se creyó que era un enclave de los ricos, pero hoy en día más de 17 millones de personas viven en los suburbios, en donde es un desafío encontrar un doctor.

Upsurge Of Suburban Poor Discover Health Care’s Nowhere Land

By Elaine Korry February 12, 2018

More low-income people now live in suburbs than in cities or rural areas, putting a strain on local health services. Suburbs, which traditionally have had fewer resources or infrastructure, are scrambling to catch up.

Fate Of San Francisco’s Ban On Flavored Tobacco Products Is Now Up To Voters

By Elaine Korry August 16, 2017

Tobacco industry bankrolled an effort to stall the city’s new anti-tobacco ordinance, which business owners argue would lead to millions in lost sales annually.

Blue Shield Improperly Denied Mental Health, Drug Treatment Claims, Suit Alleges

By Elaine Korry July 11, 2017

Blue Shield of California and Magellan, its mental health administrator, violated accepted professional standards in its criteria for residential treatment and intensive outpatient care, according to a class-action suit. The insurer disputes the allegations.

Telemedicine Is Wide-Reaching But Doesn’t Always Replace Doctor’s Touch

By Elaine Korry July 7, 2017

Insurers increasingly cover tests and treatment overseen from afar. Still, regulators in California and elsewhere often won’t count remote providers when measuring the adequacy of physician networks.

San Francisco Seeks To Ban Sale Of Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Tobacco Products

By Elaine Korry April 19, 2017

A proposed ordinance would block access to menthol cigarettes, as well as e-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco with flavors such as chocolate, cherry or popcorn. Studies show such products are overwhelmingly favored by teenagers and some minorities.

Top Research Centers Call Trump’s Proposed NIH Cuts ‘Shocking’

By Elaine Korry March 17, 2017

Research institutions that stand to lose the most include UCSF, Stanford University and UC San Diego. Total NIH funding for the University of California system reached nearly $2 billion in fiscal year 2016.

California Has High Aspirations For Lowering HIV Infections

By Elaine Korry December 2, 2016

The state’s five-year-plan — focused on prevention and ensuring rapid and equal access to treatment — is nothing if not ambitious.

‘A Huge Improvement’: Study Finds Inmates Benefit From Much Shorter TB Treatment

By Elaine Korry November 15, 2016

A three-month drug regimen to treat latent TB in a California jail system was just as effective as the standard nine-month approach — and the patients were far more likely to finish treatment.

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