Jackie Fortiér
Former Senior Health Reporter
(she/her)
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Colder weather and indoor gatherings — coupled with millions of people traveling for the holidays — are contributing to the expected surge of respiratory illnesses. -
A new year means new health-related laws that could affect your every day life.
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The fastest-growing strain of the virus that causes COVID has been found in L.A. County.
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The Friends actor was found dead at his home on Oct. 28. He was 54.
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Wastewater monitoring shows coronavirus levels rising three times higher in the last month.
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From 2016 to 2022, fentanyl overdose deaths in Los Angeles County increased 1,652%.
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Raw poultry can contain salmonella and other bacteria that can cause miserable GI symptoms
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Cases of the common but potentially deadly respiratory virus are on the rise in California.
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Tuberculosis kills more people worldwide than any other infectious disease besides COVID-19
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Orange County officials declared a local emergency in an effort to unlock clean-up funds from state, federal and other sources.
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