Los Angeles County Mortality Rate Declines 19 Percent Over A Decade
A report released Monday shows that Los Angeles County has outpaced the rest of the country in reducing its mortality rate over the past decade.
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A report released Monday shows that Los Angeles County has outpaced the rest of the country in reducing its mortality rate over the past decade.
An outbreak that sent about 28 people to the emergency room during a youth football tournament in Las Vegas was caused by norovirus, health officials said Monday.
Small business owners can now get coverage for their employees via California's health insurance exchange that will kick in as early as Jan. 1, 2014.
The first-ever global health awareness day, World AIDS Day, was first held in 1988.
A Cal State Long Beach student diagnosed with bacterial meningitis was recovering Wednesday, according to a report.
A Calabasas family says they rely on melatonin, a sleep-inducing hormone, to help their children go to bed. But some pediatricians warn there are no long-term studies and there are concerns it may affect the onset of puberty.
As Thanksgiving approaches, experts are saying a regular food-preparation practice may increase the risk of developing a food-borne illness.
Fifty tons of much-needed medical supplies departed from Los Angeles this weekend for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan.
Before and after pictures of NeriumAD users suggest they may have found the fountain of youth - and they've signed on to sell it.
"There's no way to make the federal law work without this transition to ACA-compliant plans," board member Susan Kennedy said.
Employees of the City of Hope Hospital know the perks and benefits are many.
Health insurance industry experts were on hand Tuesday at Pasadena City College to help people sign up under the Affordable Care Act.
A new toxicology report suggests rat poison may have killed actress Brittany Murphy.
A new study by UCLA researchers found that men with prostate cancer who ate a low-fat diet and took fish oil supplements showed changes in their cancer tissue that may help prevent disease growth and recurrence.
After nine months of negotiations, a tentative contract agreement has been reached between the University of California and thousands of registered nurses who are represented by the California Nurses Association (CNA).
