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| Aug 6, 2026 | Measles Warning: Infected Visitor Spent 11 Hours at Universal Studios Hollywood | By Brandon Fisher
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| Aug 2, 2026 | Silver Alert Cluster Hits Los Angeles: Free GPS Tracking Program Most Families Miss | By Brandon Fisher
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| May 8, 2026 | ‘Gas station heroin’ can be deadly, but it’s just a mouse click away | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Some call this stuff “gas station heroin” or “legal morphine.”
It’s trumpeted as a relaxation drug and workout enhancer, sold as powders, teas, pills, edibles and liquid extracts, marketed as a “na... |
| Jul 13, 2025 | In a nation growing hostile toward drugs and homelessness, Los Angeles tries leniency | Despite a decline in overdose deaths, drug and alcohol use continues to be the leading cause of death among homeless people in the county. Living on the streets or in sordid encampments, homeless people saddle the health care system with hi... |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Trump administration says it will pull back billions in COVID funding from local health departments | In a related move, more than two dozen COVID-related research grants funded by the National Institutes of Health have been canceled. Earlier this month, the Trump administration shut down ordering from covidtest.gov, the site where American... |
| Feb 14, 2025 | The Egg Dilemma: Breakfast Boom Meets Price Surge | The breakfast scene in America is sizzling. Restaurants are buzzing with morning patrons, and eggs are the star of the show. But this popularity comes with a price. As demand for breakfast items skyrockets, so do egg prices. The interplay b... |
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| Feb 4, 2025 | A shifting regulatory landscape | ATLANTA — Following several months of regulatory uncertainty in the pet food industry, the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) shared several critical updates at the 2025 Pet ... |
| Jan 30, 2025 | National Politics | Led by RFK Jr., conservatives embrace raw milk. Regulators say it’s dangerous | “If the FDA says raw milk is now legal and the CDC comes through and says it advises drinking raw milk, that’s a recipe for mass infection,” said Angela Rasmussen, a virologist and co-editor-in-chief of the medical journal Vaccine and an ad... |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Inferno in the Hills: The Battle Against California's Wildfires | The Hughes Fire rages on, a beast unleashed in the hills north of Los Angeles. It began with a spark, but now it consumes everything in its path. As of Wednesday night, containment stands at a mere 14%. This fire is a relentless adversary, ... |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Firefighters battle to maintain the upper hand on a huge fire north of Los Angeles | Hughes Fire
By Wednesday night, about 14% of the Hughes Fire had been contained.
“The situation that we’re in today is very different from the situation we were in 16 days ago,” Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said Wednesday e... |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Fire-hit Los Angeles faces new peril as dangerous gusts forecast | LOS ANGELES: Powerful winds forecast for Wednesday (Jan 15) threatened to whip up massive fires still burning around Los Angeles, possibly worsening an inferno that has killed at least 25 people.
A week after blazes erupted and spread uncon... |
| Jan 11, 2025 | Five Things to Know About FEMA, Federal and Nonprofit Support to the California Wildfires Response | WASHINGTON -- As state, local and federal responders continue efforts to save lives, homes and public property in the areas affected by the wildfires, residents should remain vigilant as conditions are still dangerous and severely degraded ... |
| May 28, 2024 | Health | Pregnant? Researchers want you to know something about fluoride | “This exposure can impact the developing fetus,” said Bastain, the study’s senior author. “Eliminating that from drinking water is probably a good practice.”Related Articles
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| Apr 18, 2024 | Western Justice Center Empowers Inglewood High School Students Through Dialogue with Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke | On Thursday, April 11, 2024, the Western Justice Center (WJC) hosted Assistant Attorney General Kristin Clarke, head of the Civil Rights Division for the United States Department of Justice, at Inglewood High School.
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| Mar 1, 2024 | U.S. measles cases rise to 41, as CDC tallies infections now in 16 states | At least 41 cases of measles have been reported in the U.S. across 16 states so far this year, according to new weekly figures published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This is up from 35 cases in 15 states reporte... |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Health | ‘If it’s COVID, Paxlovid’? For many, it should be easier to get. Here’s what to know about antivirals | Rong-Gong Lin II | Los Angeles Times (TNS)
The commercials make it sound so simple: “If it’s COVID, Paxlovid.”
But the slogan, catchy though it may be, belies a harsher reality that some public health and elected officials have long acknowl... |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Health | With COVID on the rise, your at-home test may be taking longer to show a positive result | Rong-Gong Lin II | (TNS) Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES — With COVID-19 rising this winter, it’s getting more complicated to discern whether you are infected.
Dr. Elizabeth Hudson, regional chief of infectious diseases at Kaiser Permanente S... |
| Nov 27, 2023 | Health | Babies are losing their lives to a preventable illness. Her job is stopping it | Emily Alpert Reyes | (TNS) Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES — Under the afternoon sun, Maggie Tran stopped one person after another on a hectic stretch of Skid Row, asking if they knew a particular woman.
No one seemed to recognize the name sh... |
| Mar 1, 2023 | Covid-19 surveillance added new burdens on essential workers — and gave them little data to protect their health | At the peak of the pandemic, essential workers faced rampant tech-based surveillance, from overhead infrared thermometers to wearables that tracked their proximity to one another.
These technologies forced employees to adjust the way they w... |
| Dec 15, 2022 | December 2022 DFPI Consumer Connection | Californians with Student Loans Updates
Student Loan Repayments Pause Extended – The U.S. Department of Education announced on Nov. 22 an extension of the pause on student loan repayment, interest, and collections to allow legal challenges ... |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Cada vez más equipos de medicina en las calles abordan la crisis de salud de las personas sin hogar | EN RESUMEN
Las personas sin hogar a menudo tienen acceso esporádico o nulo a la atención médica, lo que resulta en condiciones crónicas costosas. Un nuevo esfuerzo estatal alienta a las aseguradoras de Medi-Cal a asociarse con equipos en la... |
| Dec 10, 2022 | More street medicine teams tackle the homeless health care crisis | In summary
Homeless people often have sporadic or no access to health care, resulting in costly, chronic conditions. A new statewide effort encourages Medi-Cal insurers to partner with street teams to improve care.
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| Dec 5, 2022 | The supply of COVID antivirals is increasing, but many patients aren’t using them | In summary
Health officials say a key difference between this upcoming winter and the last two is the wider availability of COVID antivirals like Paxlovid. But many infected people aren’t aware of their availability or have difficulty acces... |
| Sep 28, 2022 | Strong alliances could put a dent in the meth epidemic | In summary
Jail should not punish people just for using drugs; lengthy incarceration won’t help. Rather, we must use the criminal justice system strategically to promote behavioral change in people whose drug use threatens public safety.
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| Sep 14, 2022 | FDA warns monkeypox could mutate if antiviral drug is overused | The monkeypox virus is only one mutation away from evading a key antiviral drug being used to treat at-risk patients, federal health officials are now warning — and they're urging doctors to be "judicious" in prescribing the sough... |
| Sep 13, 2022 | 'Really include everyone in the trial': A Q&A with the protocol chair of the PhIII monkeypox antiviral study | On Sept. 8, the AIDS Clinical Trials Group and the National Institutes of Health began a Phase III clinical trial of tecovirimat, an antiviral approved by the FDA for smallpox. The placebo-controlled study will look at th... |
| May 19, 2022 | Attorney General Bonta Issues Consumer Alert on Nationwide Baby Formula Shortage | OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a consumer alert as families across the state remain concerned about the availability of safe and affordable baby formula. With shortages of baby formula due to recalls and supply... |
| May 12, 2022 | Is Paxlovid, the Covid pill, reaching those who most need it? The government won’t say | As the nation largely abandons mask mandates, physical distancing, and other covid-19 prevention strategies, elected officials and health departments alike are now championing antiviral pills. But the federal govern... |
| Apr 25, 2022 | Best practices for new phase of pandemic | The pandemic is not over, but it seems to be entering a new phase. Only in retrospect will we know the duration of the latest phase and whether it is the beginning of a return to pre-pandemic normalcy or the beginning of a bump, a wave, or ... |
| Feb 3, 2022 | Church of Scientology of Los Angeles Launches a Massive Drug Prevention Campaign | LOS ANGELES, Calif., Feb 03, 2022 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- With overdose deaths spiking in Los Angeles County during the pandemic, Foundation for a Drug-Free World volunteers mobilize from the Church of Scientology Los Angeles to reach out ... |
| Jan 7, 2022 | Surging Demand For COVID Tests May Require A New Public Health Strategy For California | Not even a week after the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced it would offer residents free mail-in PCR tests for COVID-19, the program has been put on pause.
In another blow for a region crippled by a surge in omicron ... |
| Jan 5, 2022 | Nearly a quarter of Los Angeles fast-food workers have gotten COVID-19, and nearly two-thirds said they were victims of wage theft during the pandemic, new survey finds | Taco Bell employee delivers an order to a customer at the drive-up window of the restaurant on March 31, 2020 in Hollywood, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Researchers surveyed more than 400 fast-food workers in Los Angeles County.
Nearly ... |
| Dec 21, 2021 | COVID-19 outbreak reported at SpaceX's California headquarters, with 132 confirmed cases | SpaceX's California HQ has an active COVID-19 outbreak, The Los Angeles Times reported.
SpaceX has a confirmed 132 cases, publicly available data shows.
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| Oct 21, 2021 | LA County Set to Inoculate Millions as CDC Approves Moderna, J&J Booster Shots | More than two million Angelenos will be able to get a booster shot in the coming week after the Center for Disease Control approved Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster shots on Thursday. It comes a day after the U.S. Food and Drug Adm... |
| Oct 3, 2021 | Good news! The vaccines still work and the Delta surge is on the decline. So cheer up. | A view of the crowd during the 2021 Global Citizen Live festival at the Great Lawn, Central Park on September 25, 2021 in New York City. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an... |
| Sep 30, 2021 | Planning for a Universal Studios LA Visit? You Should Bring Vaccination Cards and Masks to Get In | Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 30 September 2021, 12:09 am
Universal Studios Los Angeles is requiring people to be vaccinated and bring their proof of vaccinations via cards, as well as a face mask for admissions inside its theme parks in the c... |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Pfizer Booster Shots Roll Out in LA County. Here’s What You Need to Know. | Los Angeles County on Friday began administering Pfizer booster shots shortly after the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved third doses of the vaccine for certain groups, including frontline workers.
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| Sep 15, 2021 | You'll Soon Have to Offer Proof of Vaccination at LA County Bars and Clubs | L.A. County will require people entering 21-and-up venues and "mega events" to have proof of the coronavirus vaccine. As positive tests inch slowly upward in the county, the move is an attempt to prevent a surge.
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| Sep 3, 2021 | LA County Is Gearing Up for Another Wave of Vaccines. Here’s What To Expect | When COVID vaccines first arrived in Southern California, lines at clinics often snaked around the block and online booking was near impossible. With booster shots for COVID likely to become available in the coming month, officials are scra... |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Here's How You Can Show Proof of Vaccination in Los Angeles | A new law under consideration would require that Los Angeles city residents show proof they've received at least one vaccine dose before they will be allowed inside restaurants, bars or grocery stores.
The proposal by L.A. city councilwoman... |
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| Jun 18, 2021 | California Unveils Its Digital Vaccination Record | California has unveiled a statewide digital vaccine record three days after the state reopened its economy.
While California has given individuals free reign on whether or not they want to wear their masks, businesses are still allowed to i... |
| Jun 1, 2021 | When Will Tech Employees Return to the Office? As the Pandemic Recedes, Get Ready for Confusion and Awkwardness | When fully vaccinated employees at one of L.A.'s biggest venture firms began trickling back into the office at the beginning of May, they felt a bit uncomfortable.
"Everyone felt awkward," remembers Mark Suster, Upfront Ventures' ... |
| Apr 15, 2021 | Pfizer or Moderna? Here's How to Find the COVID Vaccine You Want | Pfizer or Moderna?
With COVID-19 vaccinations open to L.A. County residents 16 and over, people booking appointments often want one or the other.
To respond to the demand, the state's appointment booking site, My Turn, will soon begin listi... |
| Apr 5, 2021 | Fans are upset with Lil Nas X after a video appeared to show him partying without a mask in a large group | Culture Fans are upset with Lil Nas X after a video appeared to show him partying without a mask in a large group
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| Apr 1, 2021 | How to Find a COVID Vaccination Appointment in Los Angeles | Now that California residents 50 and older qualify for a COVID-19 vaccine — all adults will qualify on April 15 — Angelenos are scrambling to find and book appointments. We've pulled together some resources, including places to find them an... |
| Mar 17, 2021 | Moderna and IBM partner on COVID-19 vaccine supply chain, distribution data sharing | Image: iStock/gopixa
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| Mar 15, 2021 | A California city cut off power to a restaurant that refused to close during the pandemic – but the restaurant says it will use backup generators to keep serving diners | California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Daniel Kim/The Sacramento Bee via AP, Pool, File
The city of Burbank cut off the electricity supply to Tinhorn Flats on Saturday with court approval.
Authorities say the grill defied both state and county COVID... |
| Mar 11, 2021 | The uncounted: People who are homeless are invisible victims of Covid-19 | LOS ANGELES — They are the invisible victims of Covid-19, marginalized not just in life, but also in death.
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| Mar 5, 2021 | This Twitter Bot Alerts LA Residents to Open Vaccine Appointments | A 24-year-old unemployed college graduate frustrated by the tedious process of finding his grandmother a vaccine appointment created a new site to make it easier.
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| Feb 20, 2021 | Amanda Kloots, wife of late actor Nick Cordero, got COVID-19 vaccine after waiting in line for leftover doses | Amanda Kloots and Nick Cordero at an event in New York City in August 2019. Noam Galai/Getty Images for Beyond Yoga
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| Feb 8, 2021 | Los Angeles Pediatricians And Schools Are At Odds Regarding School Opening | CALABASAS, CA - NOVEMBER 09: Students wait for their parents to pick them up at an Elementary School ... [+] in Calabasas as one of the first elementary schools to open up under in L.A. County. This in the Las Virgenes Unified School Distri... |
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| Feb 3, 2021 | Community health centers can help stamp out Covid-19 | “If you are having difficulty breathing, go to an emergency room or call 911.”
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| Jan 28, 2021 | Researchers say a new coronavirus variant found in California may have contributed to Los Angeles’ case surge | Nurse Michelle Goldson in the ICU at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles, California on December 17, 2020. Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
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| Jan 23, 2021 | How to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment | As coronavirus vaccines are rolled out across the United States, regulations and procedures for getting the shots might be confusing to some.
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| Jan 11, 2021 | Vaccines Will Be Given at Dodger Stadium Starting This Week | Dodger Stadium will become a vaccination site by the end of the week, as Los Angeles officials close the nation's largest testing operations Monday.
City and county officials hope as many as 12,000 people will be vaccinated each day at the ... |
| Jan 7, 2021 | LA County hospitals forced to make ‘tough decisions’ as Covid kills someone about every 15 minutes | In Los Angeles County, the coronavirus kills someone every 15 minutes on average, Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said.
One in five people who are tested for Covid-19 in the county are positive for the virus.
Hospital beds are being c... |
| Jan 6, 2021 | Healthvana, Once Focused on HIV Results, Partners with LA on Vaccination Records and Reminders | Los Angeles officials are preparing for the next phase of a massive vaccine campaign that will test the region's capabilities. Most Angelenos aren't expected to get the vaccine until the spring or summer.
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| Dec 18, 2020 | No more ICU beds at the main public hospital in the nation’s largest county | The woman, in her 60s, was among 50 patients so ill with Covid-19 that they required constant medical attention this week in ICUs at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center, a 600-bed public hospital on L.A.’s Eastside. A large majority of th... |
| Nov 30, 2020 | Do Strict New Stay-At-Home Orders Violate The Constitution? | California Gov. Gavin Newsom has imposed a curfew across the state and Los Angeles County has ... [+] imposed even more severe restrictions meant to stop the spread of COVID. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Getty Images |
| Nov 28, 2020 | Los Angeles Issues New Restrictions With Covid-19 Surging | Since Wednesday, Los Angeles County public health officials have not allowed in person dining and on ... [+] Friday, announced additional measures that will go into effect on Monday to combat the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. (Genaro ... |
| Sep 9, 2020 | Los Angeles Opens COVID Testing Kiosk at Union Station | The city's first free COVID-19 testing kiosk will open at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles Thursday.
The new stand is part of a pilot program intended to reach those who can't get to drive-thru tests. Testing will take place on Septemb... |
| Aug 25, 2020 | Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Reaches More Than 10,000 Participants for Weekly COVID-19 Public Health Survey | |
| Jul 14, 2020 | Latest Rollback Increases Pressure On Restaurants Trying To Operate | Stressed restaurant operatorsGetty |
| Jul 1, 2020 | No one wants to go back to lockdown. Is there a middle ground for containing Covid-19? | First came the freezes.
Governors last month started to “press pause” on the next phases of their reopenings as Covid-19 cases picked back up. Now, in certain hot spots, they are starting to roll back some of the allowances they’d granted: ... |
| May 8, 2020 | Coronavirus Updates: Jack Dorsey Donates $10M to Sean Penn COVID Fund; Cord Cutting Hits Peak; L.A.'s Reopening | Here are the latest headlines regarding how the novel coronavirus is impacting the Los Angeles startup and tech communities. Sign up for our newsletter and follow dot.LA on Twitter for the latest updates.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey donates $10... |
| May 5, 2020 | Coronavirus Updates: Lockdowns Accelerate Activision Earnings; Tom Cruise Teams Up With Elon Musk | Here are the latest headlines regarding how the novel coronavirus is impacting the Los Angeles startup and tech communities. Sign up for our newsletter and follow dot.LA on Twitter for the latest updates.
Activision trounces earnings expect... |
| Apr 23, 2020 | Guest Column: Here's How Businesses Can Make Sure their Employees Are Virus-Free | As the states of California, Oregon and Washington begin strategizing on their regional plan to re-open their economies and control the future spread of COVID-19, a crucial question remains: How can businesses ensure their employees remain ... |
| Apr 21, 2020 | The sweatshops are still open. Now they make masks | Rosario Ruiz got a call from her boss in early April: The small factory on the southern edge of downtown L.A. where she sews T-shirts had work for her. It was getting into the mask business.
The next morning, she left the home she shares wi... |
| Apr 20, 2020 | LA COVID-19 antibody study adds further support for a higher-than-suspected infection rate | A new study conducted by the University of Southern California along with the LA County Department of Public Health indicates the presence of antibodies for COVID-19 in between 2.8 and 5.6% of the population of LA County, suggesting that be... |
| Apr 13, 2020 | Shuttered Los Angeles hospital begins seeing coronavirus patients | Though it would only make sense to put a field hospital in a former hospital, the process of bringing a closed facility back up to speed isn’t as simple as flipping a switch. The hospital rooms had neither beds nor monitors, the IT infrastr... |
| Apr 6, 2020 | Coronavirus Updates: Milken Conference Postponed Again, L.A. County Hits Grim New Record | Here are the latest headlines regarding how the novel coronavirus is impacting the Los Angeles startup and tech communities. Sign up for our newsletter and follow dot.LA on Twitter for the latest updates.
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| Apr 2, 2020 | USC Maps LA's Known COVID-19 Cases By Neighborhood | Los Angeles locals have always known it is a city of neighborhoods, but this novel coronavirus has made that especially clear. The official lines on where neighborhoods begin and end, and where cases are to be found, have never seemed so mu... |
| Apr 1, 2020 | Coronavirus Updates: Disney Donates Masks; Cases in L.A. County Surge; L.O.L. Surprise! Makers Create Ventilator | Here are the latest headlines regarding how the novel coronavirus is impacting the Los Angeles startup and tech communities. Sign up for our newsletter and follow dot.LA on Twitter for the latest updates.
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Disney donates masks to hosp... |
| Mar 24, 2020 | Coronavirus Updates: Olympics Postponed, SpaceX Delays Launch, L.A. County Racks Up More Cases | The coronavirus pandemic's emergence has changed the world around us. Conferences have been cancelled, travel has been severely restricted, and working from home has become the norm. But less clear is the scale of the economic impact and ho... |
| Mar 18, 2020 | Talking To Your Kids About Coronavirus And Social Distancing | Using honest, reassuring language is key.Getty |
| Mar 17, 2020 | New Coronavirus Guidelines 'Will Pretty Much Eliminate Filming' in L.A. For Now | Los Angeles studios are shuttering film and TV projects as the city and county brace for the impacts of coronavirus. The extent of the slowdown can be seen in the drop in production permits being issued.
FilmLA, a nonprofit that coordinates... |
| Mar 16, 2020 | Coronavirus Updates: Bars, Gyms and Theaters Close Countywide | Los Angeles woke up Monday morning to confront a new reality. Schools are closed. Movie theaters, bars and gyms in the city have been shuttered by order of the mayor. Restaurants are open only for take out and/or delivery. Most offices that... |
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| Mar 12, 2020 | Coronavirus Updates: Disneyland Closes, MLS Games and Spring Training Suspended | The coronavirus pandemic's emergence has changed the world around us. Conferences have been cancelled, travel has been severely restricted, and working from home has become the norm. But less clear is the scale of the economic impact and ho... |
| Mar 4, 2020 | Six New Coronavirus Cases in L.A. Venues, Schools Warned to Prep | Los Angeles County officials declared a health emergency Wednesday as they confirmed six new cases of coronavirus, and warned schools and business may need to be closed if COV1D-19 continues to spread.
"I want to reassure everyone, we ... |
| Feb 28, 2020 | Coronavirus Stokes Investor Fears – From Venture Capital to Wall Street | For Tom McInerney, a Los Angeles-based angel investor who has sunk cash into the likes of Bird, Tala, and Uber, the Coronavirus has changed the way he does business. He's stopped in-person meetings and on Monday pulled his three-year-old ou... |
| Jul 19, 2017 | Column:: Trump makes good on a threat to kill teen pregnancy prevention programs | Experts in teen pregnancy prevention were nervously holding their breaths as the Trump administration stocked key positions at the Department of Health and Human Services with advocates of ineffective abstinence-only sex education programs ... |
| May 17, 2016 | Pharmalot, Pharmalittle: Walmart and McKesson team up to buy generic drugs | Good morning, everyone, and how are you today? We are just fine, thank you, and chugging along, as usual. The shortest of the short people has left for the local schoolhouse, the official mascots are snoozing on the official office furnitur... |
| Dow falls more than 200 points to end November, but still posts biggest monthly gain since 1987 | Stocks fell on Monday as traders booked some profits given the historically strong gains logged in November.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 271.73 points, or 0.9%, to close at 29,638.64. Earlier in the day, the Dow was down by mor... |
| Quid Raises $74 Million to Loan Money to Tech Workers—Using Their Startup Shares as Collateral | Quid, which loans money to employees at high-flying tech firms, has quietly raised $74.1 million in new funding, according to a disclosure filed this week with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Santa Monica-based company offers te... |
| Labor Department vows to protect workers from Covid after Supreme Court blocks business vaccine mandate | The Supreme Court blocked President Biden’s vaccine and testing rules for businesses, but also said the federal government can implement Covid-related safety measures in high-risk workplaces.
Unions are calling for the Labor Department to i... |
| Google employees frustrated after office Covid outbreaks, some call to modify vaccine policy | Google employees say they’ve been receiving a deluge of Covid exposure notifications since being asked to return to offices.
Employees are reacting with memes that contrast the difference between the excitement of management bringing employ... |
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| No more ICU beds at the main public hospital in the nation’s largest county | She lay behind a glass barrier, heavily sedated, kept alive by a machine that blew oxygen into her lungs through a tube taped to her mouth and lodged at the back of her throat. She had deteriorated rapidly since arriving a short time earlie... |
| Covid delta variant unlikely to cause another ‘raging epidemic’ in U.S., Dr. Scott Gottlieb says | Coronavirus cases in the U.S. will increase due to the delta variant, Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Wednesday.
However, he stressed, “I don’t think it’s going to be a raging epidemic across the country like we saw last winter.”
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| How the test-to-treat pillar of the U.S. Covid strategy is failing patients | The federal “test-to-treat” program, announced in March, is meant to reduce covid hospitalizations and deaths by quickly getting antiviral pills to people who test positive. But even as cases rise again, many Americans don’t have access to ... |
| More than 20 people in the U.S. have tested positive for omicron. Here’s what we know about the cases so far | While some patients recently traveled in southern Africa, where the variant was first detected, others had no travel history, suggesting that community transmission is underway in the U.S.
Many of the people who have tested positive in the ... |
| Shuttered Los Angeles hospital begins seeing coronavirus patients | Closed in January due to bankruptcy, one of Los Angeles’ oldest hospitals reopened its doors as a Covid-19 surge hospital. St. Vincent Medical Center began taking patients on Monday. With no walk-in emergency department, the facility will t... |
