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LA wildfire debris is going to local landfills. Neighbors of one worry it’s toxic
Officials say the waste headed for the Calabasas landfill won't harm public health, but protesting residents living nearby ...
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Gov. Jeff Landry names a new interim leader for Louisiana's health department
Gov. Jeff Landry appoints Drew Maranto as interim head of the Louisiana Department of Health following the retirement of ...
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LA, OC health officials warn of measles case confirmed in infant traveler
Public health officials in Los Angeles and Orange Counties are warning the public of a confirmed measles case that’s been detected in both regions. The person sickened with the disease is ...
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Louisiana health system rebrands
Gonzales, La.-based Our Lady of the Lake Ascension has officially returned to its original name, Our Lady of the Lake St.
LA Dept of Health Secretary steps down, interim named
Michael Harrington, the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, has retired, the agency announced Thursday afternoon ...
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"Environmental disaster": Toxic aftermath of Los Angeles fires puts public at risk, experts warn
“[That was] one of the largest public health disasters in the country’s history, and we’re faced with exactly the same problem in Los Angeles now: trying to intercept those exposures.
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Measles case confirmed in Los Angeles at LAX - first case of 2025
LOS ANGELES - Health officials have confirmed the first case of measles in Los Angeles County this year. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health made the announcement on Tuesday ...
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 ...
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LA mental health teams
In the year since the city of Los Angeles launched a pilot program to deploy teams of clinicians to respond to incidents involving people in mental health crises, it has diverted thousands of ...
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Health officials say Orange County infant with measles traveled through LAX in early January
Health officials on Tuesday advised the public that a person with a confirmed case of measles traveled through Los Angeles International Airport earlier this month. The person, an infant from ...
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Public Health News
Mar. 12, 2025 — A new study investigated the mortality and mental health correlates of the iconic Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' Doomsday ... Feb. 25, 2025 — A healthy diet in early ...
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Before the internet, how the LA Public Library helped readers pick their next novel
If you lived in the Los Angeles area, you could reference the Los Angeles Public Library's index of fiction book review cards. The reviews, a collection of thousands of index cards, contain ...