People don't get to choose the illnesses that render them too disabled to work, but insurance companies have the power to ...

Hazel Su is one of several hundreds who have migrated from Myanmar to the Bay Area to seek political asylum to resettle in ...

Skipping meals, chronic stress and downsizing homes — these are just a few ways customers of Pacific Gas and Electric Company ...

In 2002, my father was diagnosed with stage two prostate cancer. He was 68. As he underwent rounds of radiation treatment, I ...

Roxanne Scott is a senior producer at Futuro Media. Previously, she was a reporter at public radio stations in Georgia and Kentucky, where she reported on topics including disparities in gifted and ...

Jason deBruyn has been the WUNC health reporter since 2020, and has been in the WUNC newsroom since 2016. In his role covering health, deBruyn focuses not only on the COVID-19 pandemic, but also on ...

L.A. County supports program where incarcerated peer caregivers aid mentally ill inmates. Board aims to triple FIP step-down units by 2025, but compensation and post-release employment concerns arise.

"Saving Face”, a traditional Confucian concept, delineates the purpose of social exchange to promote self-esteem and ...

Too many times, Anne Huebner's patients opt to use their much-needed therapy appointments to fill out disability applications ...

Thomas Lane was visibly sick. His clothing hung loose, his complexion seemed blanched, his vision blurred in and out. Already ...

A report shows California's Medi-Cal dental program still struggles, with fewer kids seeing dentists. Disparities in heart ...