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Medi-Cal Will Cover Doulas At More Than Twice California’s Initial Proposed Rate

Some advocates believe the new benefit could help professionalize the group of nonmedical birth workers. But other advocates say the new proposed rate is still too low for the time and work it takes to ensure healthy deliveries.

A gray haired woman places a baby doll underneath the belly of a pregnant woman on all fours.

COVID-19 Vaccine Available For LA County Infants And Toddlers

Starting Tuesday, parents of kids under 5 years old can finally get them vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Young Children Could Be Vaccinated In LA County As Soon As Tuesday

The CDC approval for Moderna and Pfizer opens up local vaccination.

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CDC Clears The Way For Vaccinations For Children 6 Months To 5 Years Old

CDC advisers are recommending the use of two separate COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest children. L.A. County officials say they're ready to go.

A child receives the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine at the Fairfax County Government Center in Annandale, Va., last November. Vaccines will soon be available for children as young as 6 months old.

FDA Authorizes COVID-19 Vaccine For Children Under 5

Pfizer’s three-dose COVID vaccine and Moderna’s two-dose vaccine could be available to children six months or older as soon as next week.

LA County Moves Closer To Mask Mandate As Hospitalizations Increase

Health officials say it’s too early to tell if cases have plateaued.

A white sign with black letters says "face coverings required" with the illustration of a person wearing a mask.

100 Million People In America Are Saddled With Health Care Debt

The U.S. health system now produces debt on a mass scale, a new investigation shows. Patients face gut-wrenching sacrifices.

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It’s Hot Outside — And That’s Bad News For Children’s Health

As temperatures climb across the country, health experts are concerned for the well-being of children.

In this image, a group of children dressed in costumes walk together outside with a teacher.

With Roe On The Precipice, Americans Are Having More Abortions

New data from the Guttmacher Institute shows the number of abortions rose in 2020, reversing a decades-long trend toward declining numbers.

New data from the Guttmacher Institute shows the number of U.S. abortions rose in 2020, reversing a decades-long trend toward declining numbers. Pictured here is a Planned Parenthood center in 2018 in Chicago, Illinois — a state whose increase in abortion was partly due to patients crossing the border from Missouri, which has more abortion restrictions.

Race Is Often Used As Medical Shorthand For How Bodies Work. Some Doctors Want To Change That

A more nuanced approach has emerged: acknowledging that racial health disparities often reflect the effects of generations of systemic racism, such as lack of access to stable housing or nutritious food.

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Overworked California Firefighters Struggle With PTSD, Suicide, Fatigue, Intensifying Wildfires

Cal Fire faces a mental health crisis. As wildfires intensify, thousands of overworked California firefighters carry a heavy load of trauma, pain and grief.

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Indoor Masks May Return To LA If COVID Hospitalizations Keep Rising

L.A. County could enter the CDC's high COVID-19 community level in early July.

A large red and blue sign outside a grocery store shows a stop sign, a face mask, and large block letters reading "masks required." An older woman walks into the store wearing a face mask, short white hair, a white dress shirt and jeans.

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