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…
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Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to