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Gender-affirming hormone treatments will continue for people under 19 through at least March 10 at CHOC and Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego.
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CHLA cites pressure from the Trump administration to close the center, leaving patients with fewer options for gender-affirming care.
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Planned Parenthood serves more than 1.3 million patients across California, more than 80% of whom are on Medicaid, known here as Medi-Cal.
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Teenage boys, especially, are getting lots of messages — from peers and from social media — about the power of protein supplements. Doctors caution there can be too much of a good thing.
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A new analysis shows that health insurance premiums for Obamacare are set to soar next year, as financial help that subsidized the cost expires. Congress is not likely to extend the subsidies.Listen 2:19
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California says it will train 988 responders to support LGBTQ+ youth calling for help.
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Measles cases in the U.S. have risen to the worst in 33 years, according to reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Lower-income people will be the hardest hit. Over the next 10 years, 3.4 million Californians could lose coverage.
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Immigration sweeps and health data sharing are pushing some local immigrant families out of Medi-CalProviders say patients are feeling betrayed by recent activity and unrolling from health insurance or not showing up to appointments.
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Launched in 2023, CARE Court aims to get more people living with serious mental illness into treatment.
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The U.S. has hit an unwelcome milestone in measles cases this year. The CDC is reporting 1,288 cases across the country. The disease was declared eliminated 25 years ago.Listen 3:24
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The program started last year. It's one of the only treatment options available for unhoused Angelenos addicted to stimulants, including methamphetamine, experts say.
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L.A. Board of Supervisors approved a motion on Tuesday to direct county agencies to look at the effects of raids and federal agents on access to social services.
