José Martinez OnCentral Reporter
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José Martinez covers South Los Angeles for KPCC's OnCentral website.
José graduated from Loyola Marymount University in 2011, where he majored in theology and worked as the editor in chief of the college newspaper, the Loyolan.
An L.A. transplant originally from San Diego, Martinez is a huge fan of improv and stand-up and does not believe in the Oxford comma.
Stories by José Martinez
Kids who drink sugary drinks also eat more
A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill finds that children who drink sugar-sweetened beverages eat more food.
Job burnout's effect on the heart: In health news today
OnCentral's daily round-up of the health headlines southside Angelenos ought to know about.
Experts: About 221 million women can't access birth control
By 2015, researchers estimate that 233 million women around the world still won't have access to modern methods of contraception, like the pill or IUDs.
Birth control shortages: In health news today
OnCentral's daily round-up of the health headlines southside Angelenos ought to know about.
What's the role of government in promoting healthy lifestyles?
A judge halted the New York City mayor's planned ban on sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces the day before it was set to take effect.
Analysis: US health plans aren't meeting coverage requirements
The Affordable Care Act says what benefits U.S. health insurance plans must cover starting in 2014 – but less than 2 percent meet those requirements right now.
Dangerous daylight saving: In health news today
OnCentral's daily round-up of the health headlines southside Angelenos ought to know about.
Telemedicine may keep high blood pressure at bay: experts
Residents of an underserved Philadelphia neighborhood not unlike South L.A. saw reductions in their high blood pressure when they employed telemedicine techniques.
Emotion's effect on health isn't limited to first world: study
The lower the country's gross domestic product, the more important its residents' emotional well-being was to their overall health, says a new study from UC Irvine.
How tooth loss may affect the heart: In health news today
OnCentral's daily round-up of the health headlines southside Angelenos ought to know about.
Too much salt may trigger autoimmune disease: study
The findings are preliminary, but may point to a link between heavy salt consumption and conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes cost US $245 billion in 2012, says report
That marks a 41-percent increase from 2007, said the American Diabetes Association, and is attributable to the growing number of people living with the disease.
A recall on Bumble Bee tuna: In health news today
OnCentral's daily round-up of the health headlines southside Angelenos ought to know about.
Calculate your death risk with just 12 questions: study
Researchers have compiled a questionnaire intended to shed light on life expectancy for folks older than 50.
Experts to health exchange organizers: Don't forget the women
A new report implores the organizers of state insurance exchanges to keep maternity care, abortion services and preventive health care for women in mind.
