Poor Air Quality Likely to Accompany Los Angeles Heat Wave

Air quality is expected to descend to unhealthy levels in some parts of the county as temperatures soar to the triple digits.

COVID Hospitalizations Continue Decline In Los Angeles County

According to state figures, there were 329 such patients in county hospitals as of Monday, down from 341 on Sunday.

CA Hospital Ranking Fall 2021: The Best And The Worst

Safety grades by the nonprofit health care watchdog group Leapfrog show how hospitals in California responded to the coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19 Stalks LA's Unvaccinated; New Cases Top 1,100 Friday

Communities with the lowest vaccination rates are seeing the most outbreaks as the pandemic flares up in LA.

COVID Cases Skyrocket In Los Angeles As Pfizer Targets Delta

New research shows why the Delta variant is such a threat, and researchers are working on a vaccine specifically for the variant.

COVID-19 Cases Steadily Climb Across Los Angeles

As new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations climb, health officials ask people to encourage loves ones to get the vaccine.

Burke Williams Announces New Vitality Massage

New treatment includes first-ever B12 application

Delta Variant Now Dominant In CA, New Data Shows

The highly transmissible delta variant has become the dominant strain of coronavirus in California, accounting for 36 percent of cases.

Researchers Sound Alarm On Darkside Of Embryo Selection

One company sells a service selecting embryos according to their predicted educational attainment, household income and cognitive ability.

Fireworks To Cause Unhealthy Air Quality Across Los Angeles

Between fireworks shows and backyard firecrackers, air across the region is expected to have unhealthy levels of particulate matter.

Delta Variant Poses Threat To LA Recovery, Health Officials Warn

With millions unvaccinated — including children — a wave of coronavirus outbreaks is still possible, said county health officials.

LA County Coronavirus Cases Double In a Week

The spread of the coronavirus — especially the contagious Delta variant — is what prompted county health officials to urge masking.

Mask Up For Essential Workers, LA County Health Officials Urge

Many essential workers hail from communities with low vaccination rates, and the spread of COVID-19 increases the chance it could mutate.

Understanding Air Quality In Los Angeles

A discussion with Ed Avol, chief of the Environmental Health Division in the Department of Preventive Medicine at USC

LA County Urges Indoor Masking Due To Contagious Delta Variant

Los Angeles County health officials "strongly" recommended wearing a mask in indoor public spaces regardless of vaccination status.

LA County Reports 239 New Cases Of Coronavirus

Over the past several days, the daily number of new cases has reached levels not seen in about six weeks, officials said.

COVID Hospitalizations And Cases Creep Up Across LA

Ninety-nine percent of individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 in Los Angeles are unvaccinated, according to county health officials.

McDonald's Hosts Pop-Up COVID Vaccine Clinics At 70 Calif. Locations

People who receive a vaccine at McDonald’s will also get a coupon for one free menu item as a thank you for doing their part.

LA Has Largest Number Of COVID Cases In Month; No Surge Feared

No surge is feared yet in Los Angeles County, according to public health officials.

Los Angeles YMCA Offers Free Membership To Vaccinated Teens

Kids 12-18 who have received at least one shot of the coronavirus vaccine can receive a free two-month gym membership.

Why LA Health Officials Don't Trust Natural COVID-19 Immunity

As the highly infectious Delta variant spreads, county health officials are warning the previously infected not to count on natural immunity

Coronavirus Now 'A Pandemic Of Unvaccinated People'

Los Angeles County's public health director urged employers Monday to verify workers' vaccination status.

$5 Million Donation To Support South LA Medical School

The program aims to help underserved communities while also increasing the state's number of Black med school grads by 30 percent.

With COVID Cases Low, County Monitors Impact Of Reopening

Disneyland and the Angels have welcomed full crowds, offering a test of whether low transmission rates will hold up under normal conditions.

For CA Coronavirus Nurses, Past And Present Collide

Hospitals became a central front against a disease that, more than a year later, has killed nearly 4 million human beings and counting.

See California's Best Children’s Hospitals In U.S. News Ranking

California has two of the children's hospitals with the highest-rated pediatric facilities nationwide, according to U.S. News & World Report

How Delta Variant Is Spreading In LA; Breakthrough Cases

The state is reopened and summer holidays are here, but so is the Delta COVID-19 variant.

Delta Coronavirus Variant Appears To Be Spreading In Los Angeles

The county's vaccine gap leaves young Black and Latino residents, as a group, more vulnerable to the concerning COVID-19 variant.

The Problematic Ties Between Homelessness, Mental Health And Crime

From Jan. 1-May 31, 19 people experiencing homelessness and also suffering from mental health issues were a victim of crime in Downtown.

Lancaster Placenta Company Eases Baby Blues With Supplements

Formula helps new moms get back on their feet faster

'Clouds In The Sky': Delta Variant Looms Over CA's Reopening Week

California reopened this week, but some experts and healthcare workers are concerned about confusing guidelines and the threat of variants.

Delta Variant Poses Risk As California Reopens

Officials are urging residents to get vaccinated because the highly contagious variant is spreading locally as July 4th gatherings near.

LA's Vaccine Vans Show Success In Hitting The Hard-To-Reach

Mobile units vaccinate Latinx residents at nearly double the rate of large sites

Southland Hospitals Don't Require Employees To Get Vaccinated

While nationwide uproar brews over hospitals requiring staff to get the COVID-19 vaccination, LA area hospitals have no such policy.

3 Angelenos Win Vax Lottery; Discounts For The Vaccinated

Retailers and restaurants are joining the push for herd immunity by offering deals for people who've been vaccinated in Los Angeles County.

Common Antidepressant Drug May Help Fight Cancer: UCLA Study

Researchers at UCLA discovered a cancer-fighting benefit in a class of drug commonly prescribed to treat depression.

Vaccinated Angelenos Can Largely Shed Masks Tuesday, County Says

Los Angeles health officials will align with the state in allowing vaccinated residents to go maskless most places come June 15.

Most COVID Restrictions Set To Vanish June 15, But Not Everywhere

As the state prepares for full economic return to normal, 65 percent of eligible Angelenos have already been investigated.

40 Vaccinated Californians Have Contracted COVID-19 And Died

California has the lowest coronavirus infection rate nationwide. Infections among the state's fully vaccinated, though troubling, are rare.

The Crosstown COVID Tracker

LA County is halfway there on vaccinations.

Do You Recognize These 4 Stages Of Alcoholism?

Mission Recovery Treatment Center is a drug & alcohol detox rehabilitation center.

Flu Season Sends People To Their Doctors In Droves

Visits to the doctor for the flu haven't been this high since 2009.