Health

Pregnant women on the Puerto Rican islands of Vieques and Culebra do not have a delivery room or sufficient medical services, which prevents them from giving birth there.

A legal reform might be closer than ever before: activists have found an opportunity to fight for what are called the three “causales” —or three grounds— after a historic government change has led to a revision of the country’s penal code.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Monday that Puerto Rico will receive nearly $4 billion in federal education pandemic relief funds to help boost the U.S. territory’s fight against COVID-19.

In a new episode of “Port of Entry,” we continue our series on medical tourism with a story about Salcido and another San Diego woman who went on a journey to find more affordable insulin across the border in Tijuana.

One year after her passing, we remember the life and explore the legacy of Lorena Borjas, known as the mother of the translatina community in Queens, New York.

Many Latinos, who have been among those hardest hit by COVID-19, have expressed concerns about ensuring access to the vaccine and avoiding the spread of misinformation among loved ones.

It has been known for millennia that the most vulnerable individuals during epidemics and pandemics are the poor. This pandemic is no different, especially here in the United States.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Desperation mounted in Mexico Thursday as the country runs out of coronavirus vaccines, a government registration website crashed for a third straight day and restaurant workers protested virus restrictions they say are driving them into poverty.

The Latino population is more reluctant than most other groups to get the flu vaccine and often pays a high price with their health.

Host Hector Luis Alamo chats with Alan Thompson, a music therapist based in New York City.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — When Mary De La Rosa closed her toddler and preschool program in March because of the coronavirus pandemic, she fully expected to serve the 14 children again some day. In the end, though, Creative Explorers closed for good.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administration’s coronavirus response.

Hector Luis Alamo chats with guest Henry Cadena, a brand strategist and cultural researcher based in Houston, Texas

As most in-person consultations have shifted towards remote interactions, Latinx mental health professionals have started seeing a spike in their clients. 

Our neglect of the poor has become a tinder box and COVID-19 could be the spark that starts a deadly conflagration.

Right now, more than ever, we need to be empathetic to those around us.

A chat with Chris Caresnone, social commentator, social media content creator, and the host of The CARESNONE Be DOPE Podcast

Latino USA sits down with a group of parents —from California to Texas to Florida to New York— to hear how they have coped and found a silver lining to parenting during the pandemic.

In this intimate portrait, journalist Yvonne Latty takes us through her and her mother’s Alzheimer’s journey, and the value of memories in keeping those we love alive.

“As time has gone on, and especially since late July, we have been increasingly disturbed to realize that the company was not going to meet us or the workers halfway,” said Elizabeth Strater, UFW’s Director of Alternative Organizing.

The pain and impact of this disease on our community is disproportionate to our share of the population.