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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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The new program sends mental health workers, not police, out on certain mental health crisis calls.
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The free cable gun locks are available online and at some county-run medical centers.
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Seven to nine people die of overdoses every day in the county.
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The first post-pandemic health survey of Angelenos is out.
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In October of last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law expanding access to young patients covered by Medicaid, which is called Medi-Cal in California. Teenagers with commercial insurance have had this privilege in the state for more than a decade.
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Free boxes of naloxone, each with two doses, are available at 10 library locations starting Wednesday. Also known as Narcan, the medication helps reverse the effects of opioid overdoses.
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The medication is used in a majority of abortions nationwide.
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Health officials estimate more than 685,000 people in L.A. County have latent tuberculosis, where they aren't sick and are not contagious. One in 10 develop active tuberculosis, with symptoms. Both stages are curable with antibiotics. But it's best to catch it early.
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In a new podcast episode, Imperfect Paradise breaks down an LAist investigation that found a lack of awareness regarding abortion access at California’s public universities.
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A new book offers a cure for the chronically burnt out among us
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This is the first time the parasite has been discovered this far west.
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Scientists looked at tissue and blood samples of people infected before vaccines and treatments were available.
