Health & Wellness
Emergency Rooms Absorb What Primary Care Cannot
Reporting from Echo Park and the Unified School District on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.
By Marisol Vega · September 11, 2026 · 3 min read
The Los Angeles Mirror · health desk
Health & Wellness
Clinics, air quality, public health and the practice of staying well here.
Health & Wellness
Air Quality Alerts Reshape School Recess Policy
Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.
By Daniel Okafor · September 3, 2026 · 3 min read
Health & Wellness
Community Clinics Expand Hours, and Waitlists Shrink
What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.
By Priya Raman · August 26, 2026 · 3 min read
Health & Wellness
Heat Illness Rises Among Outdoor Workers
Reporting from Sun Valley and the Community College District on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.
By Thomas Ballard · August 18, 2026 · 3 min read
Health & Wellness
Mental Health Response Teams Replace Some Police Calls
Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.
By Ines Cardoso · August 10, 2026 · 3 min read
Health & Wellness
Maternal Health Gaps Persist Across ZIP Codes
What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.
By Andre Whitfield · August 2, 2026 · 3 min read
Health & Wellness
Vaccination Rates Recover Unevenly
Reporting from Watts and the County Board of Supervisors on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.
By Hana Sato · July 25, 2026 · 3 min read
Health & Wellness
Food as Medicine Programs Reach Their First Patients
Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.
By Gabriel Duarte · July 17, 2026 · 3 min read
Health & Wellness
Nurses' Contract Talks Turn on Staffing Ratios
What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.
By Ruth Feldman · July 9, 2026 · 3 min read
Health & Wellness
Dialysis Access and the Cost of Getting There
Reporting from Sylmar and the Department of Water and Power on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.
By Omar Haddad · July 1, 2026 · 3 min read
Health & Wellness
Youth Sports Injuries Prompt New Protocols
Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.
By Claire Devereux · June 23, 2026 · 3 min read
Health & Wellness
Pharmacy Closures Leave Prescription Gaps
What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.
By Wesley Kim · June 15, 2026 · 3 min read
Health & Wellness
Aging at Home: The Care Workers Making It Possible
Reporting from Echo Park and the County Department of Public Health on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.
By Marisol Vega · June 7, 2026 · 3 min read
Health & Wellness
Wildfire Smoke and the Long Tail of Lung Damage
Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.
By Daniel Okafor · May 30, 2026 · 3 min read
Health & Wellness
Walkable Blocks, Measurable Health
What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.
By Priya Raman · May 22, 2026 · 3 min read