Angela Neal

Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley reportedly have no ICU space. Hospitals are creating special COVID-19 wards to handle the influx.

While it depends on the pain and the cause, on average surgery for chronic musculoskeletal pain does not result in less pain compared to those who received no surgery.

KCRW looks back at the year’s biggest events — from President Trump’s impeachment trial to the protests against racial injustice, and the celebrations around victories by the LA…

The novel coronavirus pandemic is a daily reminder of how quickly life can change.

One of the nation’s worst COVID outbreaks is in LA County, where the positivity rate over the last week is nearing 20%.

KCRW’s Bodies podcast is a documentary show about medical mysteries. Each episode follows one person’s story to uncover the forces that shape their health.

It was a very different prediction for cannabis going into this year before the pandemic hit. With uncharted territory, no one really knew how the business would be affected.

These images show LA’s struggles and victories during the Trump years, and how activists and new leaders emerged.

“Today I had this gentleman, and I asked him if he wanted me to call somebody,” Erin McIntosh recalls. “He said he had nobody.