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Kaiser mental health workers in Los Angeles hit the picket line for strike

More than 100 Kaiser mental health workers picketed outside the HMO’s medical center on Sunset Boulevard demanding higher wages, more prep time.

Picketers hold high red, yellow and black strike signs. They read: "Stand with Kaiser therapists" and "Patients before profits"

Biden administration proposes a rule to make over-the-counter birth control free

Health insurers would be required to cover all recommended over-the-counter contraception products, such as birth control and condoms, without a prescription and at no cost, for those with insurance.

Kaiser Permanente mental health workers begin open-ended strike in Southern California

The strike is the second one in a little more than two years by California mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente. The last one lasted 10 weeks.

Four women in red shirts face a multi-story building while holding signs that read "Kaiser, don't deny my patients mental health care."

Kaiser mental health workers could strike tomorrow. What does that mean for patients?

Some 2,400 Kaiser mental health workers say they’re ready to start picketing on Monday.

The scene from a a December 2019 picket line outside Kaiser's Los Angeles Medical Center. Five picketers walk in front of a Kaiser Permanente building, holding signs that read "Kaiser, don't deny my patients mental health care," and "Unfair Labor Practice Strike."

The flu shot is different this year, thanks to COVID

A strain of influenza appears to have disappeared from the planet since COVID. As a result, U.S. flu vaccines have been redesigned.

How to care for an aging parent – tips from a gerontologist on what to ask and how to prepare

Larry Mantle spoke with gerontologist, Donna Benton, on AirTalk to get tips on how to care for an aging loved one.

Robert Turner is with his dad, Robert Turner, Sr. As a professor and researcher, the younger man is studying the significant portion of African American men who are caregivers.

More local dengue is popping up in LA County. Here’s a look at the treatments being done to curb it

We rode along on a recent aerial spraying treatment in El Monte to get a sense of how officials are responding to the local outbreak in the San Gabriel Valley.

A wide view look at a white moving truck as it drives into an intersection at night with a machine on the truck bed spraying insecticide into the air.

Millions of pounds of meat are being recalled. Here's what to look for in your fridge

Over 11 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry were recalled over listeria concerns, affecting salads, wraps, frozen meals and more from popular chains like Target, Trader Joe's and Walmart.

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Kaiser mental health workers prepare to strike, this time in Southern California

The strike would be the second one in a little more than two years by California mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente. The clock is ticking to avoid a walkout.