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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.

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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.

5 things to know about the new obesity pill

Instead of weekly injections, patients will soon be able to swallow a daily pill to lose weight. Novo Nordisk's pill form of Wegovy is the first to gain Food and Drug Administration approval.

New limits on school loans could narrow physician and nurse pipeline, educators warn

Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions.

'Nobody wants to come': What if the US can no longer attract immigrant physicians?

Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.

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California doctors urge ban on engineered stone as silicosis cases surge

Medical and occupational safety experts warn that current regulations won’t protect hundreds of workers.

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