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It could take years to understand the health consequences, but ongoing research is helping to prepare people to weather the next fires more safely.
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A UCLA-led study found Chinese Angelenos had higher mortality rates from heart disease.
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Public health officials warned that this is unprecedented for L.A. County, but there’s no need to panic.
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Only two state university programs train nurse-midwives, and only one is accepting admissions. Advocates say that will only lead to more barriers to getting more midwives into the workforce at a time they’re critically needed.
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California is bringing back a program that will cover the costs.
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The public health department says the risk is still very low, but they’re urging the public to steer clear of raccoons for now.
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An upcoming Apple software update will allow some AirPods to double as over-the-counter hearing aids. Only 1 in 6 American adults with hearing loss wears hearing aids.
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Parts of the Southland are experiencing poor air quality because of raging wildfires. Long-term exposure could negatively affect your health.
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In 2022, nearly 900 hundred county residents died by suicide. Here's a look at what's being done to reverse those numbers, and how you can help.
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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.
