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Alarmed at Republicans’ deep cuts to health care and restrictions on reproductive rights, advocates are supporting California’s effort to counter a mid-decade gerrymander by the Texas GOP to pad their ...

Higher ACA costs, immigrant health, grants, environmental cleanup, Medicare red tape, vaccine safety, mosquito-borne disease, and more are in the news.

Efforts To Curb Youth Suicide Appear To Be Working: Fewer children in California are dying by suicide since the pandemic, as thoughts of suicide and suicidal attempts have declined among young people ...

With intensified immigration enforcement in California, community clinics serving Latino and immigrant populations say they’ve noticed an increase in appointment cancellations and telehealth usage.

Los pacientes que necesitan atención médica tienen cada vez más miedo de buscarla después que Trump derogara una política de ...

Newsom Vows To Sue Feds Over ‘Extortion’ Of UCLA: Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday blasted Donald Trump’s demand for $1 billion from UCLA in return for millions of dollars in frozen federal research grants ...

To Make Up For Federal Medicaid Cuts, Santa Clara County Aims To Raise Sales Taxes: Santa Clara County supervisors unanimously voted Thursday to add a ballot measure to November’s special election ...

Death Toll From LA County Fires Might Be Vastly Undercounted, Study Says: The official death toll from the wildfires earlier this year stands at 31, but a study published Wednesday in JAMA estimates ...

LA County Takes Action To Prevent Heat-Related Deaths In Rental Units: Los Angeles County will soon require landlords in unincorporated areas to provide a way to keep their rental units 82 degrees or ...

UCLA Says It Will Negotiate With Trump Over Grant Freezes: Senior UCLA administrators outlined answers during a virtual town hall attended by about 3,000 faculty Monday and also at department-level ...