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Federal changes starting in 2027 could impact 1 million L.A. County enrollees.
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Las personas posiblemente infectadas se enfrentan a callejones sin salida, retrasos, diagnósticos incorrectos y tratamientos inadecuados.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed a handful of California cities and counties to operate supervised drug injection sites. In his veto message, he said he was concerned about operational and sustainability plans at the local level.
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L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said the revisions are mostly in line with the County’s current policies.
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Congressman Tony Cárdenas on Thursday joined calls for additional federal and state funding for the new suicide and mental health crisis lifeline.
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Revised guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looks to minimize COVID-19's disruption of daily life while conceding that the pandemic isn't over.
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Monkeypox tests and vaccines are in short supply as public health officials grapple with red tape and short supplies. Yet some of the processes put in place in response to COVID-19 have helped.
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A program intended to provide hearing aids and services to thousands of children without health insurance has delivered devices to only a tiny fraction of those who need them.
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Proposition 1, the constitutional amendment that would enshrine abortion in California’s constitution, would also lock in a right that has gotten less attention: the right to “choose or refuse” contraception.
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“You really see the fragmentation, the broken system,” said Dr. Jerry Abraham, the director of vaccines at Kedren Health in South L.A.
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Children’s bodies have more trouble regulating temperature than those of adults, and they rely on adults to help protect them from overheating.
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Board and care homes provide crucial support for people living with a serious mental illness. L.A. lost hundreds of these beds last year alone. At a board and care in Hollywood, residents illustrated why these homes are so important.
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If signed, a bill recently passed in the state Assembly would legalize pilot safe injection programs in Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco.
