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La Dra. Sunita Puri, que intenta reunir fondos para enviar suministros a India, es fotografiada en el Keck Hospital de la USC, en Los Ángeles, el viernes 7 de mayo de 2021.

‘No puedes hacer nada’: La lucha de los médicos indioestadounidenses con la crisis del COVID-19 en su país de origen

May 13, 2021 at 12:48 p.m.

El muy celebrado descenso de las infecciones por coronavirus en Los Ángeles en las últimas semanas no trajo el alivio que esperaba la Dra. Neha Nanda. Como jefa de control...

Student line up for screening questions and temperature check as students in grades 9-12 returned to Thousand Oaks High School for in-person learning on March 8, 2021 for the first time this school year.

California vs. Florida: Who handled COVID-19 better?

March 29, 2021 at 9:02 a.m.

A year into the pandemic, California and Florida have become common points of contrast as Americans grapple with the horrific human and economic tolls of trying to control COVID-19. Though...

Quinton Hill, 7, lost movement in one arm in September due to a mysterious syndrome known as acute flaccid myelitis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 62 cases have been confirmed across the nation.

What is AFM? Everything you need to know about the polio-like virus affecting children across the U.S.

December 12, 2018 at 8:50 a.m.

It’s mysterious, it’s dangerous and it’s got parents on edge from coast to coast. It’s a medical condition called acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM. The disease causes sudden, unexplained paralysis,...

Male doctors are disappearing from gynecology. Not everybody is thrilled about it

December 14, 2018 at 11:04 a.m.

Some patients wait until Dr. Jerome Chelliah snaps on his gloves to make the request. Others blurt it out as soon as he walks in the exam room. “I’d rather...

Male doctors are disappearing from gynecology. Not everybody is thrilled about it.

August 22, 2019 at 3:04 a.m.

Some patients wait until Dr. Jerome Chelliah snaps on his gloves to make the request. Others blurt it out as soon as he walks in the exam room. “I’d rather...

California declares state of emergency over deadly hepatitis A outbreak

August 22, 2019 at 1:16 a.m.

California Gov. Brown declared a state of emergency Friday because of a hepatitis A outbreak that has killed at least 18 people in the state. The declaration allows state health...

Ethnicity limits police officer’s chance of bone marrow transplant

December 17, 2018 at 2:37 p.m.

Matthew Medina’s doctors diagnosed him with a rare blood disease a few months ago and told him he would probably die without a bone marrow transplant. With that prognosis came...

Firefighters from Tulare walk for miles to catch up with the back fire they created along Fricot City Road to try to contain the growing Butte Fire near Sheep Ranch, Calif.

California fire spread with ‘mind-boggling’ speed, experts say

June 22, 2019 at 5:51 p.m.

When the Valley fire erupted Saturday afternoon in Lake County, it quickly became clear firefighters weren't going to be able to keep up. As officials evacuated homes in its path,...

Homelessness up 12% in Los Angeles

June 20, 2019 at 12:18 a.m.

The homeless population jumped 12% in the last two years in both the city and county of Los Angeles, according to figures released Monday, demonstrating the continuing difficulty of taming...

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