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Isolation, Disruption and Confusion: Coping With Dementia During a Pandemic

By Heidi de Marco August 18, 2020 KFF Health News Original

COVID-19 has upended the lives of people with dementia, limiting their interactions with others and complicating matters for their caregivers.

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Aprendiendo a vivir de nuevo: cómo se recuperan pacientes graves de covid

By Bernard J. Wolfson Photos by Heidi de Marco February 26, 2021 KFF Health News Original

En Rancho Los Amigos, en Los Angeles, latinos de bajos ingresos reciben terapia y tratamientos después de que covid los pusiera al borde de la muerte.

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‘More Than Physical Health’: Gym Helps 91-Year-Old Battle Isolation

By Heidi de Marco June 30, 2020 KFF Health News Original

For Art Ballard, the local gym was like his second home. The 91-year-old former jeweler relied on his near-daily workouts to stay healthy and for social interaction. But when California instituted its stay-at-home order, Ballard’s physical health suffered. So did his mental health.

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Some County Jail Inmates See Vaccination as Ticket to a Better Life — In the State Pen

By Photos by Heidi de Marco April 29, 2021 KFF Health News Original

In the Los Angeles County Jail system, many inmates hope being vaccinated will get them transferred more quickly to state prison. Some just want to protect themselves against covid, while others are distrustful and refuse vaccination.

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In Face of COVID Threat, More Dialysis Patients Bring Treatment Home

By Heidi de Marco September 18, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, more patients are administering dialysis to themselves at home rather than receiving it in a clinic. Although home dialysis limits exposure to the virus, it comes with its own challenges.

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Learning to Live Again: A Lazarus Tale From the Covid Front Lines

By Bernard J. Wolfson Photos by Heidi de Marco February 26, 2021 KFF Health News Original

The staff at L.A. County’s public rehabilitation hospital is helping mostly Latino, low-income patients recover the basic functions of daily life robbed from them during weeks or months of critical covid illness.

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Your School Assignment For The Day: Spelling And Specs

By Heidi de Marco February 27, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In California’s rural Central Valley, low-income children have limited access to vision care. School districts are teaming up with nonprofits to fill the gaps.

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Retiree Living the RV Dream Fights $12,387 Nightmare Lab Fee

By Victoria Knight Photos by Heidi de Marco December 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A gynecologist in Carlsbad, New Mexico, tested the 60-year-old grandmother for various sexually transmitted infections without her knowledge. Her share of the lab fee was more than $3,000.

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COVID-19 abruma a las terapias intensivas en la frontera

By Heidi de Marco June 5, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A pesar que la mayoría de los hospitales de California no tuvieron un aumento dramático de pacientes, algunas instalaciones cerca de la frontera con México se han visto desbordadas.

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COVID-19 Overwhelms Border ICUs

By Heidi de Marco June 5, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Some California hospitals near the Mexican border have received so many COVID-19 patients the past few weeks that they have had to divert some to other facilities. Hospital officials say most of the infected patients are U.S. citizens or legal residents who live in, or recently traveled to, Mexico and came to the U.S. for care.

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Going The Distance By Bus Through A Pandemic

By Heidi de Marco May 27, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Transit ridership has plummeted because of COVID-19, but millions of Americans still rely on buses and trains to get around, often because they have no other choice.

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Beyond The Glam: Feeding The Coachella Valley’s Most Vulnerable Residents

By Heidi de Marco May 13, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Poverty is real in the Coachella Valley, a region known for its glitzy resorts and music festival. During the COVID crisis, the California National Guard and California Conservation Corps are helping an area food bank distribute food to older residents and those with disabilities.

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“Esenciales” o no, estos trabajadores siguen en sus puestos

By Heidi de Marco April 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Entre las personas que siguen trabajando, sin el lujo de poder hacerlo desde casa, hay un alto porcentaje de trabajadores con salarios bajos, que ganan un promedio de $10,22 por hora.

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Why Black Aging Matters, Too

By Judith Graham Photos by Heidi de Marco September 3, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Older Blacks are perishing quietly, out of sight, victims of the pandemic and a lifetime of racism and its attendant adverse health effects.

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Photo Essay: LA Under Lockdown

By Heidi de Marco March 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Californians are under orders to stay home to slow the spread of the coronavirus — and the result is that some of Southern California’s best-known spots are shuttered or deserted, from Santa Monica Pier to Olvera Street.

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‘Essential’ Or Not, These Workers Report For Duty

By Heidi de Marco April 1, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In Los Angeles County and beyond, people continue to toil through the coronavirus pandemic, often in positions that put them in constant contact with the public. Many are low-wage workers who can’t afford to stop working.

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Vape District en Los Angeles, una puerta de entrada al mercado negro

By Heidi de Marco October 25, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Una sección de cinco cuadras del centro de Los Ángeles que solía ser parte del Toy District se ha convertido en la zona cero del país para el comercio de cannabis falsificado.

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Tarea del día: deletrear y ponerse los anteojos

By Heidi de Marco February 27, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Al menos el 20% de los niños en edad escolar en los Estados Unidos tienen problemas de visión. Pero según los CDC, menos del 15% tiene un examen de la vista antes de empezar el jardín.

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Los Angeles Vape District A Black-Market Gateway

By Heidi de Marco October 25, 2019 KFF Health News Original

A seedy section of downtown Los Angeles has become the go-to place for those who trade in wholesale — and sometimes counterfeit — vaping products. As more people fall ill with a mysterious lung disease linked to e-cigarette use, the manufacture and distribution of vaping products face increased scrutiny.

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Violencia en hospitales: buscan reducir ataques de pacientes a profesionales de salud

By Heidi de Marco December 6, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Los pacientes representan aproximadamente el 80% de los incidentes violentos graves denunciados, pero a veces los agresores son familiares y amigos frustrados o estresados.

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