Study: Air pollution tied to higher rates of head, neck cancer
It’s no secret that air pollution is tied to lung disease and cancer, but a new study sheds light on...
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Some immigrants in LA County struggle with post-election fear, anxiety. Here’s where to seek help
More than 3.5 million immigrants live in Los Angeles County, and of those, over 800,000 are undocumented, according to recent...
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As California taps pandemic stockpile for bird flu, officials keep close eye on spending
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California public health officials are dipping into state and federal stockpiles to equip up to 10,000 farmworkers...
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New FDA rules for TV drug ads: Simpler language and no distractions
By MATTHEW PERRONE, Associated Press Health WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Those ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking or enjoying...
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Birth control and abortion pill requests have surged since Trump won the election
By LAURA UNGARHours after Donald Trump was elected president for the second time, Dr. Clayton Alfonso had two messages from...
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Tribal health leaders say feds haven’t treated syphilis outbreak as a public health emergency
By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, KFF Health News (TNS)Natalie Holt sees reminders nearly everywhere of the serious toll a years-long syphilis...
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Don’t throw out expired COVID-19 tests, FDA says
Morayo Ogunbayo | (TNS) The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionYou probably have a cabinet full of rapid COVID-19 tests you’ve accumulated. The expiration...
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STD epidemic slows as new syphilis and gonorrhea cases fall in US
By MIKE STOBBENEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases...
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California dengue cases prompt swift response from public health officials
Jason Farned and his team at the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District had spent years preparing for...
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Having trouble sleeping? To get back on track, avoid these 5 mistakes
When people get a bad night of sleep, they tend to do desperate things. They panic in bed. They try...
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