healthcare

In the third article in our series, supported by the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism, KCBX's Rachel Showalter explores the ways an ongoing doctor shortage along the Central Coast and across the state is making access to healthcare to treat air pollution impacts more challenging.

Healthcare workers may be especially prone to burnout, stress, exhaustion and trauma amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The two-day, 64 mile ride and fundraiser will support 15 women in rural Kenya who were recently diagnosed with late-stage cancer.

Community members can use the app to find the nearest location in SLO County to get naloxone, a medicine known to reverse opioid overdoses.

Community members can use the app to find the nearest location in SLO County to get naloxone, a medicine known to reverse opioid overdoses.

San Luis Obispo Transit needs to make more changes to its schedule due to an ongoing bus driver shortage and community members in Santa Barbara County can visit any one of four sites to pick up free COVID-19 rapid test kits.

Farmworkers often face barriers accessing health care — a problem exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. So what are the challenges, and what's being done to help get farmworkers the care they need?

Santa Barbara County had just over 32,000 migratory and seasonal agricultural workers in 2017 — the most recent year for data — according to estimates…

A group of Cal Poly students are in the next stages of testing a product they designed to help women track their fertility and conceive.The fertility…

Mi Gente, Nuestra Salud translated from Spanish means, “My community, Our health.” Research shows that expanding opportunities for healthcare benefits…