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Wild birds are testing positive for bird flu again in LA County. Here’s what you should know

The birds were found mostly along the coast last month.

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A wide look at a group of gray and white seagulls in mid-flight as they're approach a fiishing board. In the background is open ocean water and in the foreground is colorful gear for the boat, including nets and rope.

Hepatitis B: What parents should know about the virus and the vaccine

For decades, newborns in the U.S. have been given the hepatitis B vaccine. This could change.

US health care is broken. Here are 3 ways it's getting worse

One year after UnitedHealthcare's CEO was shot and killed, the crisis in U.S. health care is intensifying — even for the companies and investors who make money from it.

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CDC's vaccine advisers are likely to make a controversial change to long-used vaccine

Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control Prevention will scrutinize the childhood vaccine schedule and may start to upend it.

Check your cheese: Shredded and grated varieties are recalled nationwide

The FDA is urging customers to toss certain brands of grated Pecorino Romano; at the same time, it escalated an existing recall of numerous shredded cheeses.

Check your mail: LA County is wiping out more medical debt

Over $180 million in medical debt will be erased in this next wave.

Patients rest in a hallway in the emergency room area at Providence St. Mary Medical Center on Jan. 27, 2021 in Apple Valley.

A short social media detox improves mental health, a study shows. Here's how to do it

Young adults who took just a one-week break from social media showed improvement in depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms, a new study says.

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‘They still need care’: Why California migrant workers are avoiding medical clinics

Fearful of sharing sensitive information, California farmworkers started staying away from mobile medical clinics after President Trump took office.

Farmworkers, wearing long sleeve shirts, gloves, hats, pants, and bandanas covering their mouths, carry buckets over the shoulders while walking through a field of produce. The sun shines as it rises in the background.

FDA to raise hurdles for vaccines, faulting COVID shots for 10 kids' deaths

Food and Drug Administration officials say they will ratchet up requirements for vaccine studies, citing concerns about COVID shots for kids. But public health experts question the agency's analysis.

With 'Baby Botox,' young adults strive to keep wrinkles from ever forming

A growing number of 20-somethings are trying to freeze time with preventive Botox treatments. Here's what's behind the trend.

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Ventura water is declared safe to drink again

The warning about possible gasoline contamination was caused by a false positive during routine testing.

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Medicare negotiated lower prices for 15 drugs, including 71% off Ozempic and Wegovy

Medicare announced 15 lower drugs after a second round of negotiations with pharmaceutical companies. The drugs include Ozempic and also drugs to treat asthma, breast cancer and leukemia.

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