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Instead of struggling with weekly injections, patients may soon be able to swallow a daily pill to lose weight. Both the makers of Wegovy and Mounjaro are seeking FDA approval for tablets.
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L.A. County plans to hire staff for eight new teams of mental health clinicians to follow up with people after a mental health crisis.
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Sixty years ago, America began closing mental hospitals. A growing chorus is blaming that for the crisis of mentally ill folks living on our streets.
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Folic acid reduces the risk of birth defects and the FDA requires that bakers include it in enriched bread. California could extend the mandate to tortillas and foods made with corn masa flour.
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A medical industry challenge to a $25 minimum wage ordinance in one Southern California city suggests health workers statewide could face layoffs and reductions in hours and benefits under a state law set to begin phasing in in June. Some experts are skeptical, however, that it will have such effects.
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The person with a confirmed case of measles is not an L.A. County residents but traveled to various places throughout the county between March 30 and April 1, according to public health officials.
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So far this year, the U.S. has seen more than 120 cases of the highly contagious disease — more than double the cases for all of 2023. Still, chances of widespread transmission remains low.
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The upcoming abortion ban in Arizona has providers here ready to assist.
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The group found high levels of sodium and the presence of heavy metals in meal kits it tested. A Kraft Heinz spokesperson said all of its products meet strict safety standards.
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Why are abortion pills free at some California colleges and up to $700 at others?
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The department counts more than 500 prisoners with serious vision problems and about 80 with severe hearing problems, though attorneys think both are undercounts.
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Clarity is key when it comes to cohabitating.
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LAist reported in January that many of California’s universities are failing to make students aware that medication abortion pills are available on campus.
