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Texas is no model for California

by Guest Commentary October 22, 2021October 19, 2021

Its power system was a disaster last winter, and its policies on health care and abortion are contrary to what many Americans want.

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California needs COVID response teams in every school

by Guest Commentary October 18, 2021October 16, 2021

Welcome to Striketober

by Emily Hoeven October 15, 2021October 15, 2021

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Hospitals brace for strikes as California workers protest staff shortages

by Kristen Hwang October 15, 2021October 15, 2021

Dr. Shura Alexis Moreno in his home in Alta Loma on Sept. 13, 2021. Dr. Moreno was one of the COVID-19 patients to receive a lung transplant. Photo by Jessica Pons for CalMatters

COVID lungs: Transplants are last resort for many California patients

by Ana B. Ibarra October 13, 2021October 12, 2021

Registered Nurse Reanne Takara administers the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to frontline health workers at UC Davis Medical Center on Dec. 15, 2020. Photo courtesy of UC Davis Health

California vaccine mandate: Most health care workers are complying, hospitals say

by Kristen Hwang September 29, 2021September 29, 2021

The need to solve California’s caregiver shortage

by Guest Commentary September 27, 2021September 26, 2021

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How to improve California’s deadly record of outcomes for Black births

by Guest Commentary September 23, 2021September 22, 2021

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It’s time to correct abuses by health care providers

by Guest Commentary September 22, 2021September 21, 2021

COVID-19 patient Brian Parisi, 53, from Orange County, is treated by staff in the ICU at Providence St Joseph Hospital in Orange, on July 23, 2021. Photo by Omar Younis, Reuters

COVID patients have doubled in California hospitals

by Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra August 10, 2021September 28, 2021