Aging does not have to mean living in fear of falls. California’s older adults deserve clear pathways to early mobility ...

The opioid epidemic continues to devastate communities across California. In 2023 alone, California providers wrote more than 13 million prescriptions for opioids, an enormous volume that represents ...

Asbestos was used in a number of Navy ships and military facilities, according to the author, including the now-closed Fort MacArthur in Los Angeles County, seen here. Photo by KKStock/iStock Veterans ...

Native American Health Center spearheaded the development of Flicker, a 14,000 square-foot community and clinical facility in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood. (Photo courtesy of NAHC) Along ...

As the opioid epidemic has spread over the past decade, fueled by the availability of synthetic opioids like fentanyl, no corner of California has escaped unscathed. Even in the rural Eastern Sierra, ...

Climate change is global, but local governments are both the biggest source of the world’s carbon emissions and the first line of defense against its effects. The United Nations Environment Program ...

Hemophilia has been a constant thread in my family’s story. Some of my earliest childhood memories are of my father’s weekly plasma treatments . It was a regular part of our family’s daily life, but ...

Housing affordability and homelessness are a top concern across California communities. Solutions so far have focused on closing the gap between housing supply and demand, but that will take years, ...

As a doctor of orthopedic physical therapy with more than 20 years of experience, I’ve treated numerous patients dealing with severe pain who were at risk for or already have opioid use disorder. This ...

On a recent evening in downtown Oakland, seven women sat on couches arranged in a circle around a table with flickering candles, passing around a small, pink ball. Each passing of the ball signified ...

Day laborers or jornaleros stand at work zone sites like this to find temporary jobs for the day. Workers have expressed concerns over their immigration statuses now that Donald Trump has returned to ...