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Trained clinicians with the city’s Unarmed Model of Crisis Response have handled over 20,000 calls since 2024.
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A federal district court judge blocked the administration's reduction in the number of immunizations recommended for kids and also changes to an influential vaccine committee.
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Medi-Cal will lose an estimated $30 billion a year in federal funding, or 25%.
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Average life expectancy went down slightly compared to the previous study released in 2017.
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In the heart of L.A.’s Chinatown neighborhood, a 6,000-square-foot space looks to provide mental health care services for youth.
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With the removal of FDA warning labels, hormone therapy to treat symptoms of menopause has grown in popularity.
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California Democrats introduced legislation to restore Medi-Cal for all income-qualifying residents of any age, including undocumented immigrants.
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Drug overdose deaths dip, but six unhoused county residents die each day.Listen 0:37
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In all, county leaders plan to have 162 beds at the so-called Mental Health Care Campus, ranging from subacute psychiatric care to permanent supportive housing.
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There’s been swift demand for the program. Dozens of requests rolled in within hours of its launch, according to a Health Department worker.
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A majority of California’s roughly 180,000 people experiencing homelessness have health insurance through Medi-Cal.
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California is battling measles outbreaks across seven counties as federal funding cuts gut local health departments and vaccine skepticism fuels spread.
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Covered California enrollment fell 2.7% following the end of enhanced federal premium assistance.
