Dozens get sick after LA Times 101 Best Restaurants event
Health officials are investigating a possible norovirus outbreak after dozens of people fell ill after eating raw oysters at the…
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Quincy Jones died of pancreatic cancer, report says
Music legend Quincy Jones died earlier this month, reportedly from pancreatic cancer. The 28-time Grammy winner's cause of death was…
As bird flu outbreaks increase, piles of dead livestock seen in the Central Valley
TIPTON, California— There is a disease hanging over Tulare County's dairy industry. On a recent 98-degree afternoon, dead cows and…
Mosquito-borne dengue confirmed in Baldwin Park
Two more cases of mosquito-borne dengue virus were confirmed in Baldwin Park on Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles County…
Health officials recommend avoiding swimming at these Los Angeles County beaches
As Los Angeles County enters the peak of a scorching heat wave this week, public health officials are warning residents…
Editorial: Let's not learn the wrong lessons from Matthew Perry's ketamine tragedy
It’s impossible to say for certain that Matthew Perry would be alive today if he hadn’t gotten into his hot…
What motivates one of the few doctors who performs late-term abortions in the United States?
Warren Hern is as intense as you'd expect from someone who's been threatened with death for most of his career.…
We still need free COVID-19 testing. Why is it harder to get it?
August 14, 2024 3 am Pacific Time To the editor: The excellent advice that people with symptoms get tested for…
Hospitals that pursue patients for bills will have to report to Los Angeles County
Hospitals must promptly report to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health any time they attempt to collect medical…
FLiRT Wave: California COVID sewage levels are worse than last summer
Coronavirus levels in California wastewater now exceed last summer's peak, an indication of the rapid spread of FLiRT's new super-contagious…