"Environmental disaster": Toxic aftermath of Los Angeles fires puts public at risk, experts warn
Almost immediately after the fires broke out, many environmental experts warned that this is an urban wildfire unlike any ...
Public Health Survived the Pandemic. Now It Fights Politics.
Five years after the pandemic began, many local health officials say that the politicization of Covid has left them with ...
Two Louisiana senators seek to remove public fluoridation from drinking water
Two Louisiana State senators have proposed a Bill that would stop water districts from adding fluoride to drinking water.
Public health officials close stretch of coast in Long Beach after over 10,500 gallon sewage spill
Officials say that the sewage happened in Rowland Heights, and that despite the spill's origin being more than 30 miles away, the sewage will eventually move to the Pacific Ocean by way of the San ...
LA County contracts with Planned Parenthood for student health services
LA County contracted with Planned Parenthood to provide sexual health services to high schoolers, costing $1.4 million for 2024-2025.
Dr. Sheldon Greenfield, Who Exposed Gaps in Health Care, Dies at 86
The author of numerous studies, he urged patients to question their physicians and expressed concern about cancer treatment ...
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Measles case confirmed in LA County resident who visited many local businesses, traveled through LAX
A case of measles has been confirmed in a Los Angeles County resident who recently traveled through LAX, the county's ...
Q&A with Barbara Ferrer: L.A. County Public Health braces for impact under Trump
L.A. County Public Health director Barbara Ferrer discusses concerns over federal grants, what programs could be affected, ...
RFK Jr. wants to rid U.S. water systems of fluoride. Will Louisiana ban fluoride in water?
RFK Jr. wishes to remove fluoride from all U.S. water systems, but research shows this may be a bad idea. Here's how ...
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New Investigation Finds Toxic Threats at L.A. Beaches, Raising Public Health Concerns
LOS ANGELES - A new report from Heal the Bay warns that wildfire runoff has significantly impacted water quality along the ...
Beach sediment with wildfire debris is not toxic, LA County reports
A treasure hunter uses a metal detector during a warm day at Santa Monica Beach on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. Sediment at Santa ...
RFK Jr.’s first month as health secretary: Touting French fries and casting doubts on vaccines
WASHINGTON (AP) — There sat Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, at a Steak ’n Shake with Fox News host ...