Health

California Debates Opening Supervised Sites For People To Use Drugs

Advocates say it's a way to prevent overdoses, slow the spread of HIV and inspire drug users to seek help. Opponents warn of an "open drug scene."

A container full of packaged Narcan nasal spray doses.

If Pfizer's Data Pans Out, When Will Little Kids Get The COVID-19 Vaccine?

Pfizer plans to submit new data to the Food and Drug Administration this week, bringing families with young children one step closer to a long-awaited vaccine.

Pfizer will submit new data to the FDA this week about trials of its vaccine for kids younger than 5 years old. Here, a girl holds her sister's hand as a nurse prepares to administer the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Los Angeles. Kids 5 and older have been eligible for the vaccine since last November.

Mask Mandate Extended In LA’s Airports And On Public Transportation

County health officials rely on educating passengers, rather than enforcement.

An orange Los Angeles Metro bus drives along a street.

How To Overcome FOMO

The fear of missing out isn't confined to our social lives; worrying about whether we're missing out on new experiences, content, trends and even investments can create an existential crisis. Psychologist Aarti Gupta explains how FOMO shows up in our lives and how to battle it.

Rare Monkeypox Outbreak In UK, Europe And US: What Is It And Should We Worry?

The cases point to possible sexual transmission of this cousin of smallpox — a previously unknown method of spread for monkeypox.

Symptoms of the monkeypox virus are shown on a patient's hand, from a 2003 case in the U.S. In most instances, the disease causes fever and painful, pus-filled blisters. New cases in the United Kingdom, Spain and Portugal are spreading possibly through sexual contact, which had not previously been linked to monkeypox transmission.

The CDC Is Investigating 180 Cases Of Children With Hepatitis. The Cause Is A Mystery

California is among 36 states with cases of pediatric patients with hepatitis of unknown cause.

A CDC sign sits between two multi-story buildings.

Much Of The US Could Criminalize Abortion. But How Will Those Laws Be Enforced?

Law professor Kim Mutcherson said that while states are bound by HIPAA laws, individuals are not. This means that abortion "bounty hunters" could help punish people who seek abortions in other states.

An older white woman stands in a crowd holding a sign that reads: "I am tired from holding this sign since the 1960's." Her face is unsmiling.

LA County’s COVID Risk Level Moves From Low To Medium

Recorded case levels have nearly tripled over the past month. The county could soon once again mandate the use of masks indoors.

A line graph showing cases, hospitalizations and deaths over time in L.A. County. Case levels have nearly tripled over the past month.

A New Federal Law Bans Baby Sleep Products Linked To Nearly 200 Infant Deaths

President Biden signed the Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021 on Monday, outlawing the manufacture and sale of crib bumpers and certain inclined infant sleepers.