Health

Top Story: Thinking big about a weighty issue

Thinking big about a weighty issue The county workforce is expanding—and not in a good way. When Kaiser, the largest provider of health care to Los Angeles County workers, took a… [Read more]
Healthy Living
A blueprint for healthy living

A blueprint for healthy living

Los Angeles has long been big on good health. But now the county will literally be building on that reputation. On Tuesday, the Board of… [Read more]
Hospitals & Clinics
Making kids’ trauma less traumatic

Making kids’ trauma less traumatic

JoAnn Hanson-Nortey got the awful phone call a year ago this week: Her 10-year-old son, Jordan, running full-tilt on the playground, had collided with another… [Read more]
Public Health
Beware L.A. County’s rabid bat boom

Beware L.A. County’s rabid bat boom

They’ve shown up in homes in Malibu and Topanga, in a Burbank restroom, on a Van Nuys sidewalk and a closet in Hollywood. In a… [Read more]