You searched for Heidi de Marco - Page 11 of 24 - California Healthline

Medical Device Failures Brought To Light Now Bolster Lawsuits And Research

By Christina Jewett Photos by Heidi de Marco December 2, 2019

A retired Oakland, Calif., physician is among the patients citing the once-hidden Food and Drug Administration data in a suit.

More Vapers Are Making Their Own Juice, But Not Without Risks

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

It’s easy to buy all the supplies online, and thousands of e-liquid recipes on the internet walk people through all the steps. But experts warn about safety.

Migrantes reciben atención médica en abarrotado refugio de Tijuana

By Heidi de Marco April 22, 2019

Migrantes centroamericanos y Mexicanos en los albergues que se han improvisado en la ciudad fronteriza de Tijuana, son muchas veces enfermos y debilitados. Dependen de grupos civiles para recibir atención médica. Recientemente, un grupo de voluntarios de California llevó una clínica móvil a uno de los albergues fronterizos.

A Young Woman, A Wheelchair And The Fight To Take Her Place At Stanford

By Jenny Gold Photos by Heidi de Marco September 3, 2019

Throughout her young life, Sylvia Colt-Lacayo has been told her disability didn’t need to hold her back. She graduated near the top of her high school class. She was co-captain of the mock trial team. In April, she learned she had been admitted to Stanford University with a full scholarship. Now, the struggle to fund the caregivers she needs to leave home is proving her toughest battle yet.

‘John Doe’ Patients Sometimes Force Hospital Staff To Play Detective

By Susan Abram and Heidi de Marco May 10, 2019

A large public hospital in Los Angeles gets over 1,000 unidentified patients a year. Most are quickly identified, but some require considerable gumshoe work — a task that can be complicated by medical privacy laws.

Jóvenes con adicciones aprenden a estar sobrios en una escuela secundaria especial

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco January 24, 2019

En Interagency at Queen Anne, en Seattle, jóvenes logran mantenerse sobrios, a la vez que se impulsan sus estudios académicos.

Amputaciones diabéticas: una “métrica vergonzosa” de la atención inadecuada

By Anna Gorman May 1, 2019

En sus rondas regulares en el Hospital Keck de la Universidad del Sur de California (USC), el doctor David Armstrong vive de cerca la injusticia brutal de la atención médica estadounidense. Cada semana, docenas de pacientes con diabetes llegan a verlo con heridas profundas, infecciones graves y mala circulación, complicaciones debilitantes de una enfermedad que […]

Enfermedades “medievales” resurgen por el aumento de la población sin techo

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco March 12, 2019

El hacinamiento, la falta de higiene y la crisis de vivienda son una combinación explosiva para el resurgimiento de enfermedades como el tifus o la hepatitis A.

Diabetic Amputations A ‘Shameful Metric’ Of Inadequate Care

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco May 1, 2019

In California, people who are black or Latino are more than twice as likely as whites to undergo amputations related to diabetes, a Kaiser Health News analysis found. The pattern is not unique to California.

¿Cómo combatir las aterradoras súper bacterias? Cooperación y un jabón especial

By Anna Gorman April 12, 2019

En los Estados Unidos, cada año, al menos dos millones de personas se infectan con bacterias resistentes a los antibióticos, y unas 23,000 mueren por esas infecciones. La clave de prevención puede ser simple.

Filter Results