![The Pico-Union neighborhood in Los Angeles is one of most overcrowded neighborhoods in the U.S.](jpg/pico-union_street_scene8cd3.jpg?itok=HB_zHuTy)
Community & Public Health
![The Pico-Union neighborhood in Los Angeles is one of most overcrowded neighborhoods in the U.S.](jpg/pico-union_street_scene8cd3.jpg?itok=HB_zHuTy)
![Not all medical studies are equal: A physician-journalist explains how to evaluate scientific evidence](jpg/thumbnail_img_31682c10.jpg?itok=L36Q2nxl)
“I want to highlight not just fact checking, but also source checking,” Dr. Seema Yasmin told fellows.
![Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department](jpg/in-la-jails-title-img1e1e.jpg?itok=Vy7ol4jP)
Los Angeles County is imprisoning more people with mental illness than it did a decade ago—but is failing to provide them with basic treatment.
![Dawn Koch, a former guest at Hotel Whitcomb, talks to a Five Keys staff member (not pictured) at the Hotel Whitcomb in San Francisco in February, 2022.Dawn Koch, a former guest at Hotel Whitcomb, talks to a Five Keys staff member (not pictured) at the Hotel Whitcomb in San Francisco in February, 2022.](jpg/mcdede_rs53885_010_kqed_hotelwhitcomb_dawn_02182022-qut-1536x10241c8c.jpg?itok=ON37Kg-1)
“It’s like a scene from a bad movie where people are trying, and trying, and trying until someone pulls them off,” said one hotel staffer, describing the day one of the guests fatally overdosed.
![Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel testified before the Senate health committee in Washington, D.C. last week.](jpg/corona-title-27037dca.jpg?itok=YFEk_FRR)
U.S. COVID deaths at an all-time low for three years.
![Dust storms, like this one in Fresno, can help distribute the fungal spores that cause valley fever. (Craig Kohlruss/Fresno Bee)](jpg/forecasting-title-img5a2a.jpg?itok=Mo_BvoXW)
As recently as August, Calif. health officials predicted the number of valley fever cases this year would go down. Now it’s shaping up to be one of the worst years on record.
![Eleven-year-old Faith Herrod, recovering from valley fever, plays with Moses, Ninja and her other four pets when she has the energy for it. (Kerry Klein/Valley Public Radio)](jpg/new-valley-title-img9439.jpg?itok=hXv8kScg)
A new skin test called Spherusol can detect whether a person has developed immunity to valley fever. But despite its promise, the test still isn’t in wide use.