In a report addressing a fatality and multiple illnesses attributed to vaping in LA, the City Attorney called for a ban on flavored tobacco.
So far this year, the West Nile Virus has claimed one life statewide.
A government database published by The Washington Post shows that 76 billion pills were distributed nationwide between 2006-2012.
A 16th person infected with measles in Los Angeles visited Westside businesses including a coffee house, gym, bank restaurant and shops.
California is home to the nation's second "rattiest city", and San Francisco, San Diego and LA are all part of the problem, a study found.
U.S. News & World Report's List of 2019-2020 Best Children's Hospitals gave high marks to two pediatric hospitals in Los Angeles.
A new study found that Los Angeles is the nation's second most vulnerable place for a measles outbreak.
The highly contagious type of staph infection can be difficult to treat because of its resistance to antibiotics.
HBO announced production on a feature-length documentary about the late Natalie Wood.
USC researchers are seeing a spike in the number of people who routinely fail to get enough sleep and that could mean problems down the line
Smoke from the catastrophic Camp Fire nearly 500 miles away has reached the LA area, triggering an air quality health alert.
Residents are advised to avoid physical activity and stay indoors because smoke from the Woolsey Fire can cause serious health problems.
Wood-burning fires are banned across the region Monday thanks to heavy levels of fine particulate air pollution.
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Los Angeles suffers the worst ozone pollution in the nation, and hotter days are making worse, according to the American Lung Association.
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A blanket of pollution has prompted health officials to issue a no-burn order for Hollywood.
The flu is hitting the region hard and early this year. Authorities say there is still time to get that flu shot in Hollywood.
BREAKING: Cases have spread beyond homeless and drug-user infected patients, county officials said. Vaccinations recommended.
Nearly five times as many babies across the country are born with syphilis as with HIV, and LA's AIDS Foundation is asking for CDC help.
Congratulations, Hollywood. You're in good hands, according to the U.S. News and World Report of best hospitals.
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An exhaustive Harvard study found that the patients of female doctors have better mortality and readmission rates than male doctors.
Until now, hospitals in Los Angeles County weren't required to report infections of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
For the second time this year, a crowd of people in the Skid Row were sickened today, and it's unclear if a substance is making people sick.
The funding will provide communities with pills aimed at preventing the spread of HIV in Los Angeles, which is facing an "epidemic."