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A lone sunbather in Santa Monica, Calif., watches a large plume of smoke from a wildfire rise over the Pacific Palisades.
Growing evidence points to link between autism and wildfire smoke
Two new studies have identified an alarming connection between exposure to wildfire smoke during pregnancy and autism in young children.
RFK Jr. made promises in order to become health secretary. He’s broken many of them
A man with white hair wearing a grey suit and blue ties speaks into a microphone. He is holding his left hand up, standing at a podium with a blurred painting in the background.
Judge orders CHOC to restore youth gender-affirming hormones through March
Protesters holding trans and LGBTQ+ pride flags pose for a photo outside Children Hospital of Orange County. Their signs say "Tell CHOC administration: Patients before politics," "Impeach, convict, and remove," and "Trust doctors."
California invests $2.2M to support the mental health of kids coping with last year’s firestorms
A metal locker lies open. Across multiple rows are a series of children's backpacks. All of them, and the locker, and the ground, are scorched.
California's largest children's hospital system ends gender-affirming care as a state lawsuit looms
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About a dozen people stand on a street corner holding LGBTQ and trans pride flags.
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