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Instead of struggling with weekly injections, patients may soon be able to swallow a daily pill to lose weight. Both the makers of Wegovy and Mounjaro are seeking FDA approval for tablets.
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The person is a Baldwin Park resident with no history of travel to areas where the disease is endemic. However, officials stress that the risk of spread in the county is low.
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The sunlight sparks reactions in the air that are harmful to our heart and respiratory systems, but extreme heat accelerates it.
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The latest federal data shows the rate of new breast cancer diagnoses in Asian American and Pacific Islander women — a group that once had relatively low rates of diagnosis — is rising much faster than that of many other racial and ethnic groups.
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At least four maternity wards shut down last year alone, including Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood.
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SoCal is baking. Here's how to know the (crucial) difference between heat exhaustion and heat strokeBoth are unpleasant, but one can be fatal. We break it down.
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The move comes after a study found varying levels of lead in the neighborhood’s tap water.
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The audit, obtained by LAist through a public records request, looked at the county's Be Well campus in the city of Orange. The director of the O.C.’s Health Care Agency tells LAist the county will terminate the contract.
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Kamala Harris investigated the market power of huge California health care companies. Donald Trump compelled hospitals to disclose prices. Here’s a look at their 2024 priorities on health.
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We talk to a sleep expert about the different methods and best practices of sleep training.
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A major California health insurer must hire a dedicated case manager for people diagnosed with gender dysphoria after state regulators found it improperly denied coverage to some patients.
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California is gearing up to spend billions of dollars from Proposition 1 on behavioral health treatment and housing. State officials told LAist they're still deciding which housing options will be approved for funding under the measure.
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Employers were cited for not providing protective equipment and suppressing dust.
