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By DEVI SHASTRI, Associated PressMILWAUKEE (AP) — The Aurora Health Care Mobile Medical Clinic team waited patiently at a table...

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California has millions to spend on preventing behavioral health conditions. The state is seeking public input

by LAist

Topline: State health officials say an influx of nearly $100 million annually in Prop. 1 funding will go toward efforts...

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CDC chief urges focus on health threats as agency confronts political changes

By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical WriterNEW YORK (AP) — The outgoing head of the nation’s top public health agency urged...

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A child in California tested positive for bird flu. Here’s why this case is different

by LAist

An Alameda County child with mild upper respiratory symptoms tested positive for bird flu, state public health officials announced today....

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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

by LAist

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

by LAist

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