A report published Thursday found the percentage of ED visits related to fire and smoke inhalation rose in the days after the ...

New data show that emergency department visits for wildfire-related issues jumped eight-fold in the days after the Los ...

Dr. Barbara Ferrer said residents should assess their homes for soot, ash and smoke contamination before settling back in.

As Kansas deals with one of the largest tuberculous outbreaks in the nation since the 1950s, Californians may be wondering ...

L.A. County Department of Public Health convened experts for a webinar that aimed to answer questions that residents have ...

With rainstorms affecting Southern California this week, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is advising ...

The County of Santa Barbara is set to approve a new Exclusive Ambulance Provider agreement during its Feb. 11 meeting that ...

A public health advisory remains in effect Sunday after a fire at the Martinez refinery, Contra Costa Health said.

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors appointed Dr. Jennifer R. Chevinsky as the county’s new Public Health Officer. She ...

San Mateo County public health officials reported finding H5N1 bird flu in a pet cat and a backyard poultry flock.

Therapists and union reps accuse the HMO giant of saddling workers with excessive caseloads while forcing patients to wait ...

For preschools and daycares, sandboxes have become a focal point for concerns about the hazards and costs of returning to ...