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Are creatine supplements all they're pumped up to be?

Creatine supplements have become increasingly popular as social media influencers tout their benefits. What does the evidence say?

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Oregon, Washington, California form health care alliance to protect vaccine access

The announcement comes after a week of turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over vaccines.

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Working indoors during a heat wave? These California rules protect you

Protections against excessive heat on the job applies to all workers.

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New mental health courts haven’t helped as many people as Newsom promised. Here’s why

In the most-comprehensive look yet at whether people are using Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court, we found that far fewer Californians are enrolled in the mental health program than he projected.

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Trump funding cuts could diminish HIV care, LA nurse warns

Due to Trump’s funding cuts, “having sex is about to get a lot more dangerous,” warns a Los Angeles nurse whose work helps prevent the spread of HIV.

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A nationwide salmonella outbreak is affecting mostly Californians. Here’s how to check your eggs

The outbreak has been linked to cage-free eggs from Country Eggs, LLC, based in Lucerne Valley in San Bernardino County.

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Carcinogenic heavy metal found in air samples taken after LA fires. What you need to know

Hexavalent chromium is the same carcinogen Erin Brockovich warned about in the 1990s, but researchers say more study is needed on the potential health effects of nanoparticles detected earlier this year. Experts will answer questions at a webinar this evening.

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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles announces hundreds of layoffs, citing funding issues

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is laying off 253 employees, with another 186 being offered other roles at the hospital. In all, about 5.8% of the hospital’s staff will be affected.

The latest COVID vaccines come with new FDA limits

The Food and Drug Administration approved the next round of COVID-19 vaccines, but is restricting them to people at high risk for COVID complications.

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LA County is warning about a rise in flea-borne Typhus cases and outbreaks

Public Health said it investigated a localized outbreak in Central L.A. and is currently looking into a second outbreak in Santa Monica.

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LA County expands effort to divert mental health crisis calls away from law enforcement

Some 911 calls to the Sheriff’s Department’s Century Station will now be diverted to trained 988 crisis lifeline counselors.

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The US confirms its first human case of New World screwworm. What is it?

U.S. officials confirmed a case of the flesh-eating parasite in a person who traveled from El Salvador. Screwworm typically affects cattle in South America but has spread north in recent years.

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