Health
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Third round of free Covid-19 tests now available
The federal government on Monday started taking orders for a third round of Covid-19 test kits to be mailed to…
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L.A. coronavirus hospitalizations start rising again; officials urge mask-wearing
Los Angeles County’s coronavirus-positive hospitalizations are rising again, causing health officials to urge residents to put masks back on if…
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U.S. reaches 1 million COVID deaths — and the virus isn’t done with us
David Dowdy hunches in front of his laptop at his kitchen table as he watches COVID-19 data trickle in. One…
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FDA to investigate delay in baby formula plant inspection, commissioner says
WASHINGTON — Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf said Monday that the agency will investigate why it took so…
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With old-school technology, can Novavax win over COVID vaccine skeptics?
Since their debut just 18 months ago, three COVID-19 vaccines have saved an estimated 2.2 million American lives, changed the…
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With COVID cases rising, how close is California to new mask rules, restrictions?
SAN FRANCISCO — With coronavirus cases continuing to rise in some parts of California, the big question is when some local…
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The fight against COVID, a chaplain says, unfolded on ‘sacred ground’
Like any hospital, Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is filled with operating rooms, examining rooms, nurses’ stations and labs. But…
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As mysterious child hepatitis cases swell, scientists study symptoms and causes
Worldwide, the number of mysterious hepatitis cases under investigation among children has reached 450, the European Center for Disease Prevention…
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How does Disneyland rate a year after its COVID-era reopening?
Regardless of how you feel about the crowds, the strollers and the high prices, Disneyland, like it or not, represents…
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Latinos with chest pain wait in ER about half hour longer than others, study shows
Latinos who went to an emergency room reporting chest pain had to wait about half an hour longer than people…
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