U.S. changes childhood vaccine schedule to require fewer immunizations
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced sweeping changes to the pediatric vaccine schedule on Monday,…
The Los Angeles Times’ favorite sports stories from 2025
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Norovirus ‘vomiting bug’ rising in California. Here comes a new strain
The dreaded norovirus — the “vomiting bug” that often causes stomach flu symptoms — is climbing again in…
‘Severe’ Kern Public Health cuts worrying | News
Less than four months after the Kern County Board of Supervisors sliced away one-quarter of the county Department…
L.A. County gets a new tool to find and save vulnerable people with cognitive disabilities
Janet Rivera cares for both her 79-year-old mother, who has dementia, and her 25-year-old son, who has a…
How did a disease from the 14th century reappear in Northern California?
The plague — aka the Black Death, aka the Great Pestilence — is rarely contracted today, yet it…