The President says pregnant women should stay away from Tylenol due to possible autism link. World health authorities strongly disagree, say the drug is safe in pregnancy.
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Public Health said it investigated a localized outbreak in Central L.A. and is currently looking into a second outbreak in Santa Monica. -
Some 911 calls to the Sheriff’s Department’s Century Station will now be diverted to trained 988 crisis lifeline counselors. -
U.S. officials confirmed a case of the flesh-eating parasite in a person who traveled from El Salvador. Screwworm typically affects cattle in South America but has spread north in recent years. -
The cost of health insurance is rising faster than the price of eggs or gasoline. -
The risk from the recalled shrimp is "quite low," said Donald Schaffner, a food safety expert at Rutgers University. Cesium-137 is a byproduct of nuclear reactions. -
Dr. Jennifer Keagle has done a LOT of breast reduction surgeries. -
Metropolitan State Hospital opened as a psychiatric facility back in 1916. But many of the buildings have sat vacant for decades. -
Patients in need of care are increasingly scared to seek it after President Donald Trump rescinded a Joe Biden-era policy that barred immigration officials from conducting operations in “sensitive” areas such as schools, hospitals, and churches. Clinics and health plans have taken a page out of their COVID playbooks, revamping tested strategies to care for patients scared to leave the house. -
Medicare enrollees who buy the optional Part D drug benefit may see substantial premium price hikes — potentially up to $50 a month — when they shop for next year’s coverage. -
Drinking rates hit a new low in the U.S., according to a recent Gallup poll. -
Street medicine providers say the bill would cut red tape in state health insurance plans and allow them to provide wheelchairs and other medical help more quickly. -
Cutting Medicaid can seem like an easy way to slash the budget. But, the costs can spread to all of us.
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