Swine flu has killed and hospitalized California Latinos and blacks at a higher rate than whites, but the reason is economic, not cultural. Read more...

VIDEO: Her death certificate says 15-year-old Juarez died of the flu, multi-organ system failure, acute kidney failure and chronic kidney failure. A public records request for all H1N1 victims pulled up her file.Read more...

Neon Tommy wants top elected officials to ask the L.A. County Department of Public Health some questions about its response to the H1N1 virus.Read more...

After appearing on Which Way L.A. with public health director Jonathan Fielding, a Neon Tommy reporter tries again to get a comment. Listen to the broadcast:
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Special Report: Neon Tommy's series on Swine Flu offers profiles of victims, a look at the legal implications of withholding death certificates from the public, an interactive map of fatalities, and more. Read more...

See some of L.A. County's swine flu victims in the slideshow below, and watch a mother reflect on the passing of her 12-year-old son.





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This special report on swine flu in Los Angeles County includes profiles of some swine flu victims, research into the legality of withholding death certificates from the public, copies of the certificates provided to Neon Tommy, an interactive map detailing where swine flu has struck in L.A. County, and an in-depth look at how health department officials in Los Angeles and across the country are responding to this crisis.Read more...

Jennifer Martinez, a young mom who struggled with lupus for a decade, was slowly working toward a degree in nursing at Citrus College when her immune system succumbed to swine flu last July. Read more...

Daniel Hernandez was highly active, and enjoyed playing soccer and basketball at school. His Down Syndrome made it difficult for him to speak in complete sentences, but his family learned to talk with him through a mix of words and sign language. Read more...