The president of the advocacy group Children Now is paying particular attention to potential cuts to Medicaid, or Medi-Cal in ...

When parents are pulled in many directions, they often can freeze. They don’t know what to believe or whom to trust. At the ...

At convenience stores and gas stations across the state, bright yellow signs are posted prominently on front doors: “Under 21/ No Tobacco.” Libby Brown, a 16-year-old from Turlock, has no problem with ...

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 ...

In California, we spend so much time considering the future of work, we often ignore a far more critical conversation: the future of workers. As Latanja Madison’s release date from prison inched ...

Decades-old research suggests link between trauma early in life and health, but doctors remain reluctant to probe patients past, says expert who revealed connection. Roughly 80,000 children with ...

San Jose pediatrician Daniel Delgado has a big problem. His young patients – all from low-income families – are overweight or obese and in danger of developing diabetes. Many don’t have access to the ...