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Before being confirmed, RFK Jr. told U.S. senators he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation’s official vaccine recommendations. He did both.
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The nursing home chain was the subject of a 2021 investigation by LAist that found the company had a troubled history of patient care and operated facilities even after the state denied the owner licenses.
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Tens of thousands of sterilized male mosquitoes will be released in L.A. to help curb the ankle-biting insect population this summer.
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In Southern California, human West Nile cases typically begin in mid-May.
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Citing California’s budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to save around $613 million in state funds by delaying pay increases for a year for about 150,000 disability care workers.
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Six people across the state have become ill from an outbreak in recalled organic walnuts.
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The maternal mortality rate in the U.S. in 2022 — while still high — went back to where it was before deaths surged during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest CDC report.
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The Justice Department is expected to propose a new, lower classification for marijuana that would lessen restrictions on the drug. But there's another review process to come.
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Los Angeles received a failing grade in air quality from the American Lung Association.
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Under a government-run pharmaceutical program called CalRx, California will purchase naloxone from New Jersey-based Amneal Pharmaceuticals at a discounted price of $24 for a two-pack of nasal sprays.
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A rise in breast cancer among younger women prompted the U.S. Preventive Task Force to issue new screening guidelines. They recommend mammograms every other year, starting at age 40.Listen 2:41
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has long given vets who served in Vietnam disability compensation for illness connected to Agent Orange harm. But those exposed at U.S. bases are still waiting for the same benefits.
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A proposed clinic that would have performed later abortions was blocked from opening in Beverly Hills. As Gov. Gavin Newsom focuses on access for Arizona women, officials are overlooking barriers for providers in California.
