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The city of L.A. has scheduled a hearing to gather testimony from residents and consider revoking an oil company’s permit to operate a facility in Jefferson Park.
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Drug overdoses on college campuses are not tracked, and rarely publicized, as colleges cite health privacy laws. But advocates are working to make overdose reversal treatment widely available on campus.
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The bill's backers say the profit-first approach isn’t good for health care. But they're getting pushback from hospitals concerned about losing a potential funding source.
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Four years after SARS-CoV2 sparked a devastating global pandemic, U.S. health officials now consider COVID-19 an endemic disease.
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On Friday, drugmaker Lykos Therapeutics received word from the Food and Drug Administration that the agency has decided not to approve MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD at this time.
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California is among a growing number of states that provide comprehensive dental benefits to adults enrolled in Medicaid, and some lawmakers want to add more dental cleanings, examinations, and implants to the safety-net program.
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The latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey says 40% of high school students report feeling persistently sad and hopeless. Still, that's down from 42% two years ago, a small but significant change.
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For decades, the health industry has undergone consolidation despite government efforts to maintain competition.
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A new generation of blood tests can help diagnose Alzheimer's disease. But many doctors don't yet know how to use them.Listen 3:53
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Health threats have been documented inside privately run immigration detention facilities in California through lawsuits, federal and state audits, and complaints lodged by detainees themselves.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that set health care workers on a path to a $25 minimum wage. Lawmakers then delayed it, but some hospitals are raising pay ahead of schedule.
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Patients looking for doctors who will take their insurance often find the list of doctors provided by their insurance companies are inaccurate or out of date.
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Premium increases largely vary by region and plan, but most consumers will receive subsidies that will protect them from steep hikes.
