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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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Be sure to open your mail and respond to any official request for personal information. And be aware that updating your information could push you off Medi-Cal if your income has risen or if you have access to other insurance.
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Tens of thousands of people, particularly very young children and older adults, contract and even die from RSV every year. In winter 2022, RSV contributed to the "tripledemic" along with COVID-19 and the flu.
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COVID-19 numbers remain stable and low in L.A. County.
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The World Health Organization today lifted its Public Health Emergency of International Concern for COVID-19. That declaration went into effect three years ago on Jan. 30, 2020.
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Lacking connection can increase the risk for premature death to levels comparable to smoking 15 cigarettes a day, according to a new advisory from the U.S. Surgeon General.
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Researchers have found that the UC PRIME program has succeeded at diversifying enrollment, but there is not enough long-term tracking to know whether graduates return to practice in regions where they’re most needed.
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It makes up just 1% of cases in L.A. County, but is expected to grow.
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A little over a week before her EEG, Sadé Lewis — who has dealt with migraines since she was a kid — was given instructions that she didn’t remember ever getting before a previous EEG appointment. “The first thing I literally did was text it to my best friend, and I was, like, this is kind of anti-Black,” Lewis said.
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Prosecutors say Stephan Gevorkian's patients include people with cancer. He faces five felony counts of practicing medicine without a certification.
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A study of roughly 2,700 shootings in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia found widening racial disparities after the pandemic began, with Black children the most frequent victims.
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Chronic exposure to air pollution can negatively affect people’s olfactory systems at a young age and may make them more susceptible to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
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A drug used in early-stage abortions and to manage miscarriages will remain available, but that could change as soon as next year.
