Los Angeles health department advises on wildfire soot and ash cleanup
Dr. Barbara Ferrer said residents should assess their homes for soot, ash and smoke contamination before settling back in.
Percentage of emergency visits related to fire, smoke inhalation rose eightfold after LA wildfires: Report
A report published Thursday found the percentage of ED visits related to fire and smoke inhalation rose in the days after the ...
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California health dept. issues warning over drug-laced chocolate bars
According to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the PolkaDot brand Mushroom Magic Blend Chocolate Bars were sold both online and at physical stores throughout California.
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Cleanup, debris, water and soil: Health officials answer lingering questions on fire recovery
L.A. County Department of Public Health convened experts for a webinar that aimed to answer questions that residents have ...
Health officials: Emergency visits for burns, eye issues rose 8-fold during L.A. fires
New data show that emergency department visits for wildfire-related issues jumped eight-fold in the days after the Los ...
Pause on communications from federal health agencies sparks concern in the Bay Area
As part of a flurry of new executive orders and directives from the Trump administration, agencies under the Department of ...
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One state leads country in human bird flu with nearly 40 confirmed cases
A child in California is presumed to have H5N1 bird flu, according to the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH). As of Dec. 23, there had been 36 confirmed human cases of bird flu in ...
California increases efforts to test safety of marijuana sold in the state
For California, 2024 was a record-breaking year for the amount of marijuana products pulled by state regulators due to ...
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For these California workers, silicosis remains a potentially fatal threat to their health
People are dying from this disease and their families are suffering. So why isn't more being done to protect mostly Latino ...
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What I learned about health insurance rage as the nation’s first ‘HMO czar’
In 2000, in response to the frustration of 23 million California HMO consumers, I was appointed by then-California Gov. Gray Davis to be the nation’s first “HMO czar.” The new agency I was running was ...