The LA County Department of Public Health said the victim was older, had underlying health conditions and did not receive a ...

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Health officials urge everyone over 6 months old to get the flu vaccine and practice prevention, as activity is expected to ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The average person eats out four or more times a week and that generally means consuming more fat and calories. That is just one of the reasons why the Los Angeles County ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, led by Christina Ghaly, said Friday the agency would begin a hiring freeze, effective immediately. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles ...

Los Angeles County health officials are urging caution after updates to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s ...

Los Angeles County had its first reported influenza-associated death of the flu season, the LA County Department of Public ...

Summer heat, check. Mosquitoes, check. Labor Day traffic, check. Now add fleas carrying typhus fever to things Southern Californians have to worry about this weekend. A report from the Los Angeles ...

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Hundreds of people are on a waitlist for opioid addiction treatment in Los Angeles County jails as the state presses the system to reduce overdoses and in-custody deaths.