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Ronda Deplazes thought Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court could save her son as he struggled with mental illness. Two years later, she and others say little has changed.
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Public Health said it investigated a localized outbreak in Central L.A. and is currently looking into a second outbreak in Santa Monica.
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Some 911 calls to the Sheriff’s Department’s Century Station will now be diverted to trained 988 crisis lifeline counselors.
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U.S. officials confirmed a case of the flesh-eating parasite in a person who traveled from El Salvador. Screwworm typically affects cattle in South America but has spread north in recent years.Listen 2:37
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The cost of health insurance is rising faster than the price of eggs or gasoline.
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The risk from the recalled shrimp is "quite low," said Donald Schaffner, a food safety expert at Rutgers University. Cesium-137 is a byproduct of nuclear reactions.
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Dr. Jennifer Keagle has done a LOT of breast reduction surgeries.Listen 18:40
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Metropolitan State Hospital opened as a psychiatric facility back in 1916. But many of the buildings have sat vacant for decades.
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Patients in need of care are increasingly scared to seek it after President Donald Trump rescinded a Joe Biden-era policy that barred immigration officials from conducting operations in “sensitive” areas such as schools, hospitals, and churches. Clinics and health plans have taken a page out of their COVID playbooks, revamping tested strategies to care for patients scared to leave the house.
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Medicare enrollees who buy the optional Part D drug benefit may see substantial premium price hikes — potentially up to $50 a month — when they shop for next year’s coverage.
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Drinking rates hit a new low in the U.S., according to a recent Gallup poll.Listen 34:12
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Street medicine providers say the bill would cut red tape in state health insurance plans and allow them to provide wheelchairs and other medical help more quickly.
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Cutting Medicaid can seem like an easy way to slash the budget. But, the costs can spread to all of us.
