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…
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Bird flu infects workers at Colorado poultry farm
Five poultry workers at a farm in northeastern Colorado have been infected with the H5N1 virus, according to the Colorado…
Editorial: Big oil will continue to fight to drill near homes in California
The oil industry's recent decision to abandon its efforts to overturn restrictions on oil drilling in California neighborhoods and withdraw…
Anthony Fauci has the right to savagely attack Trump. Why doesn't he do it?
Over the course of his half-century career, Anthony Fauci learned what it was like to be loved and hated at…
These chocolates with mushrooms could make you sick, health experts warn
Diamond Shruumz chocolate bars, cones and gummies (microdose products made in Santa Ana) have been linked to cases of serious…
Bird flu is a real threat. Here is a way to lower it.
If the last two years are any indication, bird flu isn't just for birds. Highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known…
Los Angeles County COVID cases rise amid summer FLiRT variant surge
COVID cases and hospitalizations in Los Angeles County continue to rise as a new subvariant of the coronavirus advances across…
Judge stops ban on syringe programs in El Dorado County
El Dorado County cannot enforce its ban on programs that hand out clean syringes as a legal battle between the…
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health hit by phishing attack
The personal information of more than 200,000 people in Los Angeles County was potentially exposed after a hacker used a…
Julio Frenk, president of the University of Miami, is appointed rector of UCLA
University of Miami President Julio Frenk, a Mexican-born global health expert, will become the next chancellor of UCLA and the…