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Carolina Reyes, a maternal-fetal physician and wife of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, says the rise in maternal mortality…
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Reyes, a Harvard-trained physician who specializes in high-risk pregnancies, got into medicine to help women obtain health care, especially underserved or marginalized people who face systemic racism. She’s seen progress, albeit slow, over three decades, yet the number of maternal deaths each year continues to rise. She is s married to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, who is championing the administration’s initiative to require all states to provide Medicaid coverage to mothers for a year after giving birth.
Experts call on the California State University system to bolster the next generation of Latino doctors by better tracking students with system navigation and academic support.
Arturo Castillo, a doctor from Zacatecas, Mexico, treats patients as a physician’s assistant in his West Covina clinic. (Video still) Credit: …
