Some find a silver lining in La. population declineEmilie Bahr
In the county there are more than 4,300 people hospitalized with COVID-19. -Ahmad Hemingway Jan 16, 2022, 11:59 AM CST COVID surge continues to slow in New York The number of new coronavirus cases and the percentage of tests that come back positive continue to decline in New York stat...
(again). Our city operates thebiggest, most expensive, and overcrowded prison systemin the country, and our county puts more people ondeath rowthan any other. We believe that resolving these crises as quickly and humanely as possible should be our city’s priority, and that for our city’s...
The Louisiana political and legal structure has maintained several elements from the times of French and Spanish governance. One is the use of the term "parish" (from the French: paroisse) in place of "county" for administrative subdivision.[258] Another is the legal system of civil law based...
(Image 2), the second cell population is too unlike the first. The cytopathologist performed immunocytochemical stains on paraffin sections of the cell block with adequate controls. The first type of cells shows positive staining for CK7, CK19, GATA3 (Image 5), and ER, and negative staining...
Indications for blood culture draws may vary depending on the patient population (e.g. adults versus pediatrics, immunocompetent versus neutropenic, inpatients versus from the emergency department) [1, 2]. For certain patient populations, consider performing only two blood cultures (1 set) vs. ...
According to Bass, more investment into social workers and other care providers will help the safety issues facing the county's LA Metro system, a proposed solution she and some local leaders disagree on. She said law enforcement presence is needed but so are these other resources. Earlier t...
“Our PRP grants are currently funding 142 physicians working in the L.A. County safety net,” said John Baackes, chief executive officer of LA Care. “These physicians offer health care access to the most vulnerable populations in the county – those on Medi-Cal or the uninsured. ...
Of these 1.36 million people, 11.7% have Diabetes, the highest ratio for Diabetes: population in Los Angeles County. Supermarkets only make up 2% of food stores and 45% of food comes in the way of fast food eateries (Winter, 2012, pp. 1). The median income is $33,044 for an ...
"Although there are many factors, the decline in face-to-face encounters with medical providers may have contributed toopioid-related deathsincreasing," said Jonathan Lucas, Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner for LA County. "If this is an underlying cause, clinical policy should focus on ways to remo...