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Allison Leggett, a fourth-year student at Charles Drew University, on campus in the Watts region of Los Angeles on Dec. 7, 2022. Photo by Lauren Justice for Cal Matters

California’s only HBCU aims to solve shortage of black doctors

Leggett, who grew up in South Central Los Angeles and did his undergraduate education at the predominantly white Loyola Marymount University, said it was essential to follow a curriculum that allowed him to focus on giving back to your home. “If you look at the campus, you’ll see that we’re really in the middle south,” …

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California's nuclear fusion breakthrough seen as an important step toward a clean energy future

California’s nuclear fusion breakthrough seen as an important step toward a clean energy future

In a first, US scientists have created “net energy” through a nuclear fusion reaction, the Department of Energy announced on Tuesday. The successful experiment, which took place Dec. 5 at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, is the most significant milestone ever in the decades-long quest to produce cheap, clean, carbon-free energy through fusion. nuclear. “We have …

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Physician's assistant Brett Feldman does a checkup on his patient Gary Dela Cruz on the side of the road near his encampment in downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 18, 2022. Feldman is the director and co-founder of Street Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California.Photo by Larry Valenzuela for CalMatters

More Street Medicine Teams Tackle California’s Homeless Healthcare Crisis

Although they are eligible for full medical coverage under Medi-Cal, the program was not necessarily designed for the homeless. For example, Medi-Cal will pay for transportation to and from a doctor’s appointment, but it requires the patient to provide a fixed address and give the driver several weeks’ notice, which most homeless people don’t. are …

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