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Should patients who choose euthanasia be able to die by having their vital organs removed for donation? The ethical concerns are substantial.
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Public health officials are cautioning residents against swimming, surfing, and playing in more than a dozen ocean water areas.
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Experts warn there’s still much to be done to meet the mental health needs of people living on the streets. They say programs that provide psychiatrists in the field have shown promise.
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County officials say they'll continue on without city help. The program, which launched two years ago, was touted for innovation when it was first announced in 2020.
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Two reports out this week offer some much-needed data points on the public’s psychoactive preferences.
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In a 5-4 decision, the justices ruled that the multibillion opioid settlement inappropriately protected the Sackler family.Listen 3:44
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The most populous county in the U.S. is buying up and retiring millions of dollars in residents’ medical debt as part of its plan to tackle a $2.9 billion burden.
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A state bill would require public schools to cover menstrual health as part of their comprehensive sex ed curriculum.
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A center started by Wallis Annenberg in Koreatown is creating a sense of community for older people who aim to keep learning and growing as they age.Listen 6:27
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Researchers are recruiting thousands of enrollees from Southern California's large Asian American communities.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom appears to have reversed course on an initiative supported by virtually every sector of the state’s health care industry as well as the local Republican and Democratic parties.
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California joins just two other states that have heat regulations in place meant to keep millions of people who work in facilities like warehouses, restaurants or refineries safe.
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Hundreds of thousands of California health care workers expect to get a raise under a new law that sets a higher minimum wage for them. The law has a number of variables, including when it will actually take effect.
