Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti recently allowed anyone with or without symptoms to be tested for the coronavirus as often as they want but nearly 18,000 tests go unused per week amid a nationwide shortage, according to a new report. A website to book a test was quickly swamped by residents in the nation's second-largest city…
The Los Angeles County Department of Health has confirmed 21 new deaths related to COVID-19 and 781 new cases of the disease in the county. Overall, there are now 25,662 total cases across all areas of LA County and a total of 1,229 deaths. For this weekend alone, that means 59 more people died, adding Saturday’s…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Health officials in Los Angeles County said those living in lower-income areas in the city are three times more likely to die of COVID-19 than those who live in richer areas, a report said Sunday.CLICK FOR THE LATEST ON THE…
The CDC is reporting 3,123 more cases of Cyclospora infections compared with a week ago in an outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce from a Taylor Farms growing operation in Central Mexico. The total number of patients for the outbreak now stands at 9,481with 398 hospitalizations. Two people in Michigan have died. The Centers for Disease
Published: August 12, 2026, 7:23 pm Whole Foods Market is recalling dozens of products that contain jalapeños because they are part of a larger recall connected to a Salmonella outbreak. The jalapeños were sourced from Coast Citrus Distributors and were recalled because of Salmonella contamination. There are 345 confirmed patients across 27 states in the
Dennis Schmidt started smoking as a teenager, when that was so unexceptional that his Catholic high school designated outdoor “senior smoking quarters,” where students in their final year could take cigarette breaks. He smoked a pack of menthols daily for nearly 40 years. As a registered nurse at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and