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A shortage of the drug used to treat pregnant women for syphilis is cause for concern in Los Angeles where outbreaks have spiked.
Nursing Home Compare" rates more than 15,000 U.S. nursing homes certified for Medicare and Medi-Cal patients.
The Leapfrog Group announced its ratings Monday, which gives hospitals a grade of A through F for patient safety.
Hackers are causing havoc at the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, reportedly demanding millions for the return of patient files.
Charlie Sheen's lawyers contend his ex-fiancee pon star Brett Rossi is an extortionist in an ugly series of legal motions between the two.
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The Ultraviolet Index Level in Los Angeles will be at a high exposure level on Wednesday.
Anti-vaxxers submit petition signatures to State; claim it's not about vaccinations but "fundamental freedom" to make informed choices.
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation took direct aim at two of the nation's most popular hookup apps with a billboard linking the Apps to STDs.
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The death of an LA County man is the first West Nile casualty of the mosquito season, which peaks in the late summer and early fall.
As kids go back to school, something worse than homework awaits many of them. Also, you might want to rethink taking selfies with friends.
An LA child is recovering after contracting the disease during a camping trip to Yosemite. It's the state's first case since 2006.
Other states may follow ours - one of strictest in nation - and eliminate philosophical and religious exemptions, Stanford experts say.
The previously healthy “male youth" had to be hospitalized to control the virus.
Already in the Top 5 last year, it moved up two slots.
The deceased individual was from Nevada County north of Lake Tahoe, state health officials said.
The personal data of as many as 4.5 million people has been exposed in an attack of the UCLA Health computer system.
"No matter how long it takes, we will protect our children and the parents' right to choose," said mandatory vaccination opponents.
Researchers at City of Hope say they created a therapy that effectively uses Salmonella bacterium to kill tumors.
A study says 50 hospitals in the U.S. are charging uninsured patients around 10 times more than the actual cost of care.
Hundreds of opponents from Southern California attended the hearing and held a rally on the capitol steps.
Raw tuna is the suspected culprit in 31 cases of salmonella statewide.
Metro officials announced plans for bike safety classes, bike sharing, secure bike parking lots and more bike racks on buses and streets.
A county Department of Public Health report released Thursday looks at who lives longest and why.
After two days of striking, nurses at Kaiser, Providence and Saint John's are expected to go back to work Saturday.
Thousands of nurses are planning to walk out Thursday and Friday to protest hospital staffing levels.
“We are pleased this outbreak is over, but caution that measles can be reintroduced in California at any time..." health officials said Fri.
Part of a nationwide event, the health fair is open to all and includes shots, and glaucoma, blood pressure, and cholesterol screenings
The state drought may be a contributing factor to last year’s spike in the virus, public health officials said.
A patient suffering from fever after a trip to an Ebola impacted region, remains under monitoring after testing negative for the disease.
A patient suffering from a fever after returning from a country experiencing the Ebola epidemic has been sent to an LA area hospital.
Suit alleges winemakers knowingly sell arsenic-contaminated wines such as Menage a Trois, Sutter Home, Wine Cube, Charles Shaw, and Beringer
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Four people have been sickened with the deadly bacteria and 71 others may have been exposed, the hospital announced today.
While the rest of the nation favors the Labrador Retriever, Los Angeles is all about the bulldog.
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