NewsChildren’s hospitals grapple with wave of mental illnessAuthor:Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health NewsPublish date: January 7, 2021The proportion of children who arrived in EDs with mental health issues increased 24% from mid-March through mid-October,Read More
NewsGood health goes beyond having a doctor and insurance, says AMA’s equity chiefAuthor:Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health NewsPublish date: June 20, 2019 Part of Dr. Aletha Maybank’s medical training left a sour taste in her mouth. Read More
NewsMeth’s resurgence spotlights lack of meds to combat the addictionAuthor:Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health NewsPublish date: January 14, 2019Even as the opioid epidemic continues, the toll of methamphetamine use is on the rise, too.Read More
NewsMysterious polio-like illness baffles medical experts while frightening parentsAuthor:Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health NewsPublish date: October 17, 2018Acute flaccid myelitis affects the gray matter in the spinal cord, causing sudden muscle weakness and a loss of reflexes.Read More
