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Health insurers and health care systems across the U.S. are breaking disability rights laws by sending inaccessible medical bills and notices, a KHN investigation found.
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The U.S. is enduring its worst poultry health disaster, with some 52.7 million birds dead. Unlike another recent outbreaks, this one has lasted through the summer — and it's still going strong.
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Since Jan. 2016, at least 30 stone fabricators in the L.A. area have been diagnosed with an accelerated form of silicosis, an incurable, and deadly, dust-related illness.
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L.A.’s COVID-19 community level moved up to medium after Thanksgiving.
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Lung cancer is the deadliest of all cancers. It grows quietly and is usually not detected until it has spread to other parts of the body.
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In a large study, the experimental Alzheimer's drug lecanemab reduced the rate of cognitive decline by 27% in people in the early stages of the disease.
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An important new study offers much-needed data to inform older Americans of the risks and benefits they must weigh when facing major surgery.
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According to a new report from the L.A. County Department of Health, fentanyl overdose deaths went up nearly 1,300% from 2016 to 2021.
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Medi-Cal doctors are screening more patients for adverse childhood experiences, but they aren’t required to report whether those patients receive therapy or other services they may need. Yet getting that help is key to preventing chronic health or mental health conditions later in life, research finds.
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The bottom base of some Green Sprouts products can break off, exposing a solder dot that contains the toxic metal, a federal regulator said. No injuries have been reported from such incidents.
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Amid what experts say is a national dearth of mental health care workers, L.A. County is beefing up efforts to train the next generation of professionals.
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New U.S. Census Bureau data shows a large segment of Californians is working from home for part or all of the week.
