LA County reports first flu death of the season
Health officials urge everyone over 6 months old to get the flu vaccine and practice prevention, as activity is expected to rise.
Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers reach midpoint of 5-day strike
Kaiser officials maintain that their hospitals and medical offices will remain open and staffed during the strike.
Kaiser Permanente strike enters Day 2
Thousands of unionized workers are participating in the walkout across 500 locations in California, Hawaii, and Oregon, demanding better wages and prioritization from their employer.
Kaiser Permanente workers begin five-day strike Tuesday
Thousands of unionized Kaiser Permanente registered nurses and other health professionals will begin a five-day strike Tuesday in California and Hawaii amid ongoing contract negotiations.
Amazon spending $1B on employee raises, health care
The average pay will increase to more than $23 an hour, Amazon said.
RFK Jr. testifying at Senate hearing about CDC, vaccine policies
The Health and Human Services secretary faces questions on Thursday from a Senate committee about layoffs and sweeping changes to health agencies.
Annual conference explores the future of psychedelics
The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies investigates psychedelics' medicinal uses and more, and just held their annual conference.
Trump gives drug companies deadline to lower ‘abusive’ prices
President Donald Trump is giving 17 drug companies a 60-day deadline to reduce prices. Here’s what we know.
Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients’ personal data, including addresses, to ICE
ICE will gain access to personal data, including home addresses and ethnicities, of 79 million Medicaid enrollees.
Children's Hospital Los Angeles ending transgender care programs following pressure from Trump
The hospital's Center for Transyouth Health and Development will close, and its surgery program for gender-affirming care will end on July 22.
New guideline declares 'urgent need' for IUD insertion pain relief options
Doctors are being called to offer pain relief options to patients undergoing an intrauterine device (IUD) insertion procedure.
House GOP unveils spending bill that includes massive Medicaid cuts
House Republicans have unveiled a sweeping bill proposing $880 billion in cuts—largely to Medicaid—to help fund $4.5 trillion in tax breaks central to President Trump's economic agenda.
‘Human error’: Woman gives birth to stranger's baby after IVF mix-up
A woman in Australia gave birth to a stranger’s baby after the IVF clinic implanted the wrong embryo, sparking an investigation.
Anaheim residents protest against potential Medicaid cuts that will 'hurt everyone'
Rep. Young Kim said she will not sign a budget that "does not protect vital Medicaid services for the most vulnerable.
Trump cuts to US medical research could slow breakthroughs, scientists warn of risks to patients
Scientists warn that Trump’s cuts to US medical research could slow life-saving treatments, delaying breakthroughs in cancer, neurological disorders, and other critical care.