Our news is free on LAist. To make sure you get our coverage: Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter. To support our non-profit public service journalism: Donate Now. Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti has released his proposed budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year, which begins on July 1. The city is facing a massive…
STIPULATIONS APPLY AS WE PRESS THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC. WE'RE ALSO LEARNING OF COVID-19 CASES INSIDE OUR STATE PRISONS. THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS CONFIRMS THREE HAVE TESTED POSITIVE. TWO IN A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. ONE OF THE INMATES FROM ST. CLAIRE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY MAY HAVE DIED FROM COVID-19 YESTERDAY. OFFICIALS SAY HE HAD BEEN IN Alabama inmate…
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain In the United States, 1 in every 250 people has inherited a genetic variant that leads to dangerously high cholesterol levels from birth. If high cholesterol isn't lowered early, people with this genetic condition, called familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), have a high risk of having a heart attack or stroke as early
I was officially diagnosed with Lupus in May of 2021. I say officially because my symptoms started long before that, I just didn't know it. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can cause inflammation and pain in different parts of the body. Your immune system is meant to help your body fight infection. But