Health
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In a food desert, hands that harmed are now hands that heal
By Elizabeth Aguilera Contributing Writer COMPTON — Twice a month on Sunday mornings, hundreds of people stream through a chain…
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Event stresses needs for more mental health services
By Stephen Oduntan Contributing Writer EXPOSITION PARK — At just 8 years old, Leonardo Mendoza stepped to the microphone May…
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CalFresh Awareness Month seeks to end food insecurity
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — CalFresh Awareness Month, a state Department of Social Services initiative, returns this…
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Health of Black girls, women is agency’s prime focus
By Janice Hayes Kyser Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — It started out as a group of six Black women…
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Women lawmakers take lead on state health policy
By Joe W. Bowers Jr. Contributing Writer SACRAMENTO — Nearly six in 10 Californians delayed or skipped medical care in…
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Black Maternal Health Week highlights crisis facing Black mothers
Wave Staff Report WEST LOS ANGELES — As the nation marks Black Maternal Health Week April 11–17, renewed attention is…
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Federal cuts threaten South L.A.’s only safety-net hospital
By Janice Hayes Kyser Contributing Writer WILLOWBROOK — On a stretch of South Los Angeles once defined by what it…
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Panel to discuss Black maternal health at First AME Church
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Every five days, a woman loses her life to pregnancy-related complications…
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Doula care seen as way to help reduce maternal mortality
By LAURA UNGAR Contributing Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shaquoiya Stewart held one of her 6-month-old twins on her lap while…
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South L.A. native is medical director at Intuit Dome
Wave Staff Report SOUTH LOS ANGELES — As the nation paused to honor the healers who safeguard our well being…
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