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Hundreds of thousands of L.A. County residents are expected to lose Medicaid coverage under federal changes.
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Why are abortion pills free at some California colleges and up to $700 at others?
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The department counts more than 500 prisoners with serious vision problems and about 80 with severe hearing problems, though attorneys think both are undercounts.
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Clarity is key when it comes to cohabitating.Listen 18:41
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LAist reported in January that many of California’s universities are failing to make students aware that medication abortion pills are available on campus.
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The new program sends mental health workers, not police, out on certain mental health crisis calls.
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The free cable gun locks are available online and at some county-run medical centers.
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Seven to nine people die of overdoses every day in the county.
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The first post-pandemic health survey of Angelenos is out.
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In October of last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law expanding access to young patients covered by Medicaid, which is called Medi-Cal in California. Teenagers with commercial insurance have had this privilege in the state for more than a decade.
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Free boxes of naloxone, each with two doses, are available at 10 library locations starting Wednesday. Also known as Narcan, the medication helps reverse the effects of opioid overdoses.
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The medication is used in a majority of abortions nationwide.
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Health officials estimate more than 685,000 people in L.A. County have latent tuberculosis, where they aren't sick and are not contagious. One in 10 develop active tuberculosis, with symptoms. Both stages are curable with antibiotics. But it's best to catch it early.
