Rochelle Gibson arrived on Skid Row in bad shape. She’d twisted her ankle on a curb and lost a front tooth in a fight. Alone and fresh from jail, Gibson had no identification or place to sleep. The Anne Douglas Center for Women told Gibson she could stay if she got a physical, and then led her across the street to the LA Christian Health Centers clinic. That was five months ago.
Month: January 2014
Nearly half of black males and almost 40 percent of white males in the U.S. are arrested by age 23, which can hurt their ability to find work, go to school and be active participants in their communities, according to a new study.
When Dr. Morgan Magid was a dermatology resident at Northwestern University in Chicago, his instructor asked him to remove a tattoo from an ex-gang member’s arm. “He was in a gang and he wanted out,” Dr. Magid says decades later, recalling the long, slow process of treating the patient with an old CO2 laser, which kills tissue and forms a scar. Afterwards, he asked his professor, “What are we doing this for?”
Millions of Americans run out of money for food before the end of each month. A new study shows many may face serious health risks.
A new study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Harvard School of Public Health has found that adults who have health insurance through the Medicaid program use emergency rooms 40 percent more than those who do not have health insurance.
High blood pressure and a heart attack set the stage for Owens’ kidney failure. Now he wants to use his second chance at life to get kids moving.
Ladies Involved in Putting a Stop to Inner-City Killing wants to halt the cycle of violence by addressing women’s roles in securing guns for boyfriends, husbands and others who can’t legally purchase them themselves.
Matru peered out from our perch high above the Ganges and looked down at the spectacle below – five separate fires burning near the river’s edge. His family had overseen this site for generations, and over five decades he’d seen this ritual repeated thousands of times.
An annual survey on use of and attitudes toward illegal substances shows that the percentage of high school students who see great risk from being regular marijuana users has dropped significantly in the past decade. The survey is conducted among eighth-, 10th-, and 12th-graders across the U.S. This year’s survey shows that 39.5 percent of 12th graders view regular marijuana use as harmful, down from a rate of 44.1 percent last year, and much lower than rates from the last two decades.
The farmworker town of Pajaro is one of the poorest communities in the central coast region of California. For the New Year, the town is getting its park—and a piece of public art that reflect the spirit of the community.