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Los Angeles Vape District A Black-Market Gateway

By Heidi de Marco October 18, 2019

A seedy section of downtown Los Angeles has become the go-to place for those who trade in wholesale — and sometimes counterfeit — vaping products. As more people fall ill with a mysterious lung disease linked to e-cigarette use, the manufacture and distribution of vaping products face increased scrutiny.

DIY Tech Gives People More Freedom In Managing Diabetes

By Heidi de Marco August 16, 2019

People with diabetes say they’ve been waiting for years for better technology to manage their chronic condition. Tired of waiting, some tech-savvy, do-it-yourselfers are constructing their own devices using open-source programming instructions.

Tecnología casera ofrece más libertad a los pacientes para controlar su diabetes

By Heidi de Marco August 16, 2019

La diabetes tipo 1 es una condición crónica que requiere un estricto control de la glucosa y la administración de la cantidad de insulina precisa. Pacientes crearon un sistema para mantener ese equilibrio vital.

The Collapse Of A Hospital Empire — And Towns Left In The Wreckage

By Barbara Feder Ostrov and Lauren Weber Photos by Heidi de Marco August 20, 2019

Jorge A. Perez and his management company, EmpowerHMS, helped run an empire of rural hospitals. Now, in a staggering implosion, 12 of them have entered bankruptcy and eight have closed their doors, leaving hundreds of residents without jobs and their communities without lifesaving emergency medical care. So, what happened?

Readers And Tweeters Fired Up Over Employer’s No-Nicotine Policy

January 24, 2020

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En Tijuana, madres migrantes esperan dos fechas límite: el parto y la corte

By Heidi de Marco July 23, 2019

Más mujeres embarazadas deben vivir meses en refugios en la frontera, esperando por sus audiencias de asilo en EE.UU. Reciben poco o ninguna atención prenatal.

Más vapeadores hacen su propio líquido, pero no sin riesgos

By Jenny Gold Photos by Heidi de Marco November 12, 2019

A medida que más estados, ciudades e incluso el gobierno federal consideran la prohibición de la nicotina con sabores, miles de vapeadores comienzan a elaborar sus propios líquidos.

Firing Doctor, Christian Hospital Sets Off National Challenge To Aid-In-Dying Laws

By JoNel Aleccia Photos by Heidi de Marco August 30, 2019

In this Colorado case, the right to aid a cancer patient’s death runs up against faith-based hospital policies. As more states have passed laws, about 1 in 6 acute care beds nationally is in a hospital that is Catholic-owned or -affiliated.

Migrant Moms Await Due Dates And Court Dates

By Heidi de Marco July 23, 2019

A growing number of pregnant women are among the migrants seeking asylum in the United States. Many must wait in Mexico until their cases are heard, spending weeks or months in migrant shelters with limited access to health care.

Destination Limbo: Health Suffers Among Asylum Seekers In Crowded Border Shelter

By Heidi de Marco April 22, 2019

Asylum seekers from Mexico and Central America, housed in migrant shelters in the border city of Tijuana, Mexico, are often sick and exhausted from their long journeys. Volunteer health workers from Southern California recently sent a mobile clinic to one of those shelters and spent a day tending to its inhabitants.

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