For nearly three years, an increase in federal aid has allowed California to issue higher-than-usual amounts in food stamps. That ends in April. Story from @CalMatters.
Deepak Palakshappa became a pediatrician to give poor kids access to good medical care. Still, back in his residency days, the now-associate professor at Wake…
are the sickest people. we do think, had we been able to get there earlier, could that have made a difference? and i would say definitely, in some cases, it would have. since october last year, the ambulance service has been at a critical alert level. just this week, it s been lowered, a sign that things are slowly improving. hello, its ambulance control, how can i help you? - staff at the control centre say it s been really difficult to deal with some of the calls when they didn t get the help quickly enough. it s heartbreaking when we say that, it genuinely is, particularly if it is repeat call after repeat call after repeat call when you re telling them the same things, that we re sorry we haven t got an ambulance to you. for the crew on the road, another call comes in. this is what the paramedics want to do, they want to be out on the road, getting to help their patients. they re on their way now to a category red call. it s somebody who s unconscious, with a suspected stroke. this