Report: Docs Slow To Diagnose Whooping Cough In Deaths Of 8 Infants
An analysis of eight California whooping cough deaths shows doctors were slow to diagnose pertussis in the infants despite several visits to clinics and hospitals.
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An analysis of eight California whooping cough deaths shows doctors were slow to diagnose pertussis in the infants despite several visits to clinics and hospitals.
Authorities say a Los Angeles doctor has been arrested for prescribing pain medicine to homeless people recruited to turn the drugs over to dealers.
If you get light-headed at the sight of blood, researchers may soon have an explanation.
A Southland boy is battling a debilitating disease with a fighting spirit. At the age of three, Skyers Ruplinger was diagnosed with Type 2 Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) after countless doctors' visits and tests.
George Clooney, Will Smith and Gwyneth Paltrow will join an impressive list of stars taking part in September's "Stand Up to Cancer" telethon airing on major networks.
Michael Douglas is vowing to beat cancer. The 65-year-old "Wall Street" star said in an interview with People magazine that he expects to make a full recovery after a walnut-sized tumor was found on the base of his tongue in early August.
Federal agriculture inspectors at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have found a destructive pest in a shipment of pineapples that's never been seen before in the United States.
It's not quite as dramatic as "Jaws", but a rash of shark sightings has jittery beachgoers around the Southland thinking twice about going for a swim.
Facing links to at least three overdoses and a federal probe , Dr. Lisa Tseng has gotten the attention of California attorney general Jerry Brown.
Officials say a Southland physician wrote more than 27,000 prescriptions for controlled substances over three years -- an average of 25 a day.
California has approved large rate increases on individual health insurance policies for Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
State health officials say more than 200 new cases of whooping cough have been tallied in the last week, bringing California's total to about 3,300 confirmed and suspected cases this year.
A Southern California company says it will voluntarily recall eggs from an Iowa farm over fears of salmonella contamination.
The nationwide recall of tainted eggs expanded Friday as a second Iowa egg farm was linked to the ongoing investigation of a salmonella outbreak that has already sickened more than 1,000 people.
A Los Angeles-area hospital is being sued over claims that an employee sexually harassed co-workers and that one woman was fired for complaining.
