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Amid Wildfire Trauma, L.A. County Dispatches Mental Health Workers to Evacuees

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Catastrophic wildfires are common in California, and mental health specialists have become a key part of local governments鈥 response to extreme weather events, which scientists say are becoming more intense and frequent due to climate change. Los Angeles County has been modifying its approach with each disaster.

Doctors, Nurses Press Ahead as Wildfires Strain Los Angeles’ Health Care

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A primary care clinic burned, medical offices closed, and hospitals struggled with possible evacuations. The wildfires that have incinerated large swaths of Los Angeles County are stressing the region鈥檚 health care infrastructure. Still, providers continue to find ways to deliver vital care.

M茅dicos y enfermeras siguen haciendo su trabajo, mientras los incendios jaquean el sistema de聽 salud de Los 脕ngeles

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Los incendios que se propagan r谩pidamente y han transformado gran parte del condado de Los 脕ngeles en un infierno est谩n poniendo a prueba a hospitales, cl铆nicas de salud, socorristas y hogares de adultos mayores.

A California Official Helped Save a Mental Health Company鈥檚 Contract. It Flew Him to London.

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The director of a California state mental health agency traveled to the U.K. courtesy of Kooth, a digital mental health company with a $271 million contract to build a therapy app for the state鈥檚 youth. Weeks earlier, he pressed key legislative staffers to restore a proposed cut to Kooth鈥檚 funding.

Catholic Hospital Offered Bucket, Towels to Woman It Denied an Abortion, California AG Said

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In California, where abortion rights are guaranteed, there鈥檚 a loophole. The growth of Catholic hospital systems, which restrict reproductive health care, has left patients with no other option for care. That will be the case for pregnant women in Northern California, with a hospital set to close its birth center.

On the Campaign Trail, Democrats Call Out Opponents on Abortion

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As Nov. 5 approaches and the struggle for control of the U.S. House reaches a fever pitch, Democrats are doing everything they can to tie their Republican opponents to their antiabortion voting records. Some Republican candidates, meanwhile, seem to be softening their positions. And political analysts say it鈥檚 part of a larger trend playing out […]

Democratic Hopefuls Fault GOP Incumbents for Anti-Abortion Records in Congress

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Democratic congressional hopefuls in California are highlighting the anti-abortion records of vulnerable Republican incumbents, many of whom have moderated their stances ahead of the election. With control of the U.S. House at stake, Democrats hope to convince voters that their candidates will do more to protect women鈥檚 health.

Fighting Staff Shortages With Scholarships, California Bill Aims To Boost Mental Health Courts

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A new bill would create a scholarship program for students who agree to work with specialized courts in California to get patients into treatment, but some people argue the state shouldn鈥檛 restrict scholarship aid to a new, untested program given broader behavioral health workforce shortages.

Medi-Cal鈥檚 Dental Care Gap: Getting a Tooth Pulled Is Easy 鈥 Much Harder To Get an Implant

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California is among a growing number of states that offer dental benefits to low-income residents, but some lawmakers want the state to go further by covering more cleanings and costlier implants. Dentists and health experts worry the approach doesn鈥檛 address the root of the problem: Many providers don鈥檛 accept Medicaid.

Planned Parenthood鈥檚 Push to Get Voters to the Polls

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Planned Parenthood鈥檚 political and advocacy organizations will use a more than聽$40 million聽war chest to聽blitz GOP officeholders and candidates聽in an effort to flip the House and maintain Democratic control of the Senate and presidency. The plan is to focus聽on the records of Republicans聽who have repeatedly voted against access to abortion, contraceptives, in vitro fertilization or gender-affirming […]

Relieving the Growing Burden of Medical Debt

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Medical debt is a growing burden for millions of people around the country, from parents in Illinois to immigrants in Colorado to residents of the 鈥淒iabetes Belt鈥 across the South, and it鈥檚 now being recognized as a health-care problem. People often forgo care or prescriptions if they have debt, according to a 杨贵妃传媒視頻 Health News […]

Planned Parenthood to Blitz GOP Seats, Betting Abortion Fears Can Sway Voters

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The reproductive rights organization hopes to oust GOP incumbents from key California congressional seats by highlighting the possibility of a national abortion ban. A state Republican official calls it a swing and a miss, noting that, under Democrats, hospitals have closed maternity wards and filed for bankruptcy.