Health

Kaiser mental health workers say they are prepared to go on strike

More than 80% of Kaiser’s caregivers — including psychologists, social workers and marriage and family therapists — signed a strike authorization petition.

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."

Dengue reaches El Monte in ‘extremely rare’ local transmission

This new infection is part of a batch of cases found in different areas of the county.

A minimum wage increase for California health care workers is finally kicking in

A California minimum wage law that was delayed amid budget troubles is now set to go into effect Oct. 16. It’s expected to benefit hundreds of thousands of workers.

A Black woman with long, braided hair wears a face mask in a medical office while loading a shot.

Tired of your slumlord? What LA tenants can expect from new health inspections

The new public health program will be a switch from how L.A. County handled health inspections in unincorporated areas in the past.

An apartment building with stucco walls and a street number affixed beneath a "For Rent" sign. The last number, a "7," has come loose and swiveled upside down. Blurred in the foreground are the pointed tips of an iron fence.

California voters consider tough love for repeat drug offenders

Measure would increase penalties for some drug crimes and create a new "treatment-mandated felony."

A syringe, a plastic bag with two white pills and a spoon with a crushed white substance lay on top of a table.

5 things to know from this week’s big report on cannabis

More Americans now use pot on a daily basis than alcohol. A sweeping new report says the federal government needs to better understand the risks to the public and get involved.

LA County reports first West Nile virus death this year

The San Fernando Valley resident was hospitalized and succumbed to a severe case of the mosquito-borne disease.

A close-up of a pair of hands. The left hand is holding a clear circular test tube with one end open. The right hand is holding tweezers that are pinching a tiny mosquito towards the opening of the tube.

Breakers are among the most injured dancers. Can motion capture technology change that?

A new program at USC will look into how to prevent injuries in the sport, as well as ways to help dancers perform better.

Image shows a blue skeleton break dancing

A local researcher used her own brain to learn what happens during pregnancy

Liz Chrastil, a neuroscientist at UC Irvine, opted to have her brain scanned every few weeks during her entire pregnancy to see what changes occur. It’s the closest look yet and researchers call the data astounding.