Dental and Doctors鈥 Offices Still Struggling with COVID Job Loss
Newly released employment data underscores the lingering toll the pandemic has taken on a range of outpatient services in California and across the U.S., from pediatric and family medical practices to dental offices, medical labs and home health care.
Bike Fatalities Are On The Rise
More than 450 cyclists died in traffic accidents in California from 2016 through 2018, marking the highest three-year death rate in 25 years. Among the factors at play: more cars on roads, distracted driving and a pronounced consumer shift toward SUVs.
M谩s adolescentes buscan atenci贸n m茅dica para sus problemas de salud mental
En 2018, los servicios de urgencias de California trataron a 84,584 pacientes j贸venes, de 13 a 21 a帽os, con un diagn贸stico primario relacionado con la salud mental.
More Adolescents Seek Medical Care For Mental Health Issues
Hospital emergency rooms throughout California are reporting a sharp increase in adolescents and young adults seeking care for a mental health crisis.
Cuando la masculinidad se vuelve 鈥渢贸xica鈥: un perfil de g茅nero de los tiroteos masivos
A nivel nacional, hubo 53 tiroteos masivos en 谩reas p煤blicas durante ese tiempo, y todos menos tres involucraron a sospechosos de g茅nero masculino.
When Masculinity Turns 鈥楾oxic鈥: A Gender Profile Of Mass Shootings
Men are far more likely than women to commit deadly mass shootings, both in California and across the nation. We break down the numbers 鈥 and ask experts why gender would have a role in indiscriminate violence.
Child Drowning Rates Drop As Communities Adopt Stricter Building Codes
Children are far less likely to drown than they were in the 1980s, in California and across the nation. Experts say state and local laws that require more fencing and security features around family swimming pools have made a difference and should be expanded nationwide.
As The Economy Surges, A Dramatic Drop In Workers On Disability
Experts credit the lowest U.S. unemployment rate in 50 years, along with a more flexible work culture and tighter oversight of who qualifies for federal disability benefits.聽
Hartos de esperar: pacientes abandonan las salas de emergencia sin recibir tratamiento
Los pacientes que dejan la sala de emergencias demasiado pronto “se exponen a un mayor riesgo de morbilidad e incluso de mortalidad”, dicen m茅dicos.
As ER Wait Times Grow, More Patients Leave Against Medical Advice
Crowded emergency rooms are likely to blame. In 2017, the median ER wait time for patients before admission as inpatients to California hospitals was 336 minutes 鈥 or more than 5陆 hours.
California Hospitals See Massive Surge In Homeless Patients
Homeless patients accounted for about 100,000 visits to California hospitals in 2017, marking a 28% increase from just two years earlier. Health officials attribute the surge to the overall rise in California鈥檚 homeless numbers and the large proportion of people living on the streets with mental illness.
