Hepatitis A is spreading among gay men in LA County; vaccinations urged
While hepatitis A outbreaks are occurring among homeless encampments in other regions of California, Los Angeles County is seeing the disease spread among gay men, public health officials said in an...
View ArticleCockroaches force temporary closures at 8 San Gabriel Valley restaurants
Eight restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley were temporarily closed last week due to major public health hazards. Between Oct. 22 and Oct. 28, those facilities had their health permits suspended for...
View ArticleLA County explores giving health department power to shut down companies...
LA County leaders unanimously approved a motion Tuesday to ask public health officials if they can widen their authority to shut down companies that produce unhealthy chemicals that go into the air....
View ArticleLA County moves forward with hepatitis A vaccines for police, other first...
Los Angeles County leaders have approved an effort to look into providing law enforcement and other first responders with access to free hepatitis A vaccines, after the LAPD’s union reported an officer...
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West Covina residents unhappy with Singpoli plans for luxury hotel, horse...
The developer behind the plan to build a hotel, a virtual reality park, a horse training track and other facilities at the site of a former toxic landfill in West Covina presented its project to the...
View ArticleCostco customers may have been exposed to hepatitis A in Montebello, health...
Customers may have been exposed to hepatitis A at a Costco in Montebello, health officials said Friday. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said in a statement there was a “possible low...
View ArticleLA County sees rise in Valley Fever; leaders warn those at risk
Cases of Valley Fever appear to be increasing across California this year including in Los Angeles County, according to provisional data released Tuesday, and state health officials say they are...
View ArticleTwo flu deaths reported in LA County, prompting vaccination reminder
Two flu related deaths have been reported in Los Angeles County, prompting local health officials on Friday to urge residents to get vaccinated. The two people who died were described as a middle-aged...
View ArticleCockroaches, rodent droppings, sewage discharge shut down 7 San Gabriel...
Seven restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley were temporarily closed last week due to major public health hazards. Between Nov. 5 and Nov. 11, those facilities had their health permits suspended for...
View ArticleLA County leaders consider annual massage parlor inspections, but some say...
Los Angeles County massage parlors could get annual health and safety inspections if the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday agrees to craft an ordinance that also would call for operators to pay...
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On World AIDS Day, LA County launches a new plan to reduce HIV infections
With downtown Los Angeles’ iconic skyline behind them, health providers on Friday observed World AIDS Day inside the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion with a moment of silence, then unveiled a new plan to...
View ArticleDozens fill San Fernando Valley emergency rooms as smoke from fires causes...
Wind-driven fires in Los Angeles and Ventura counties are causing thick smoke to travel into the San Fernando Valley and toward the coastal areas, prompting patients to flood at least one local...
View ArticleHealth inspectors find cockroaches in surprising places at a Pasadena...
Six restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley were temporarily closed last week due to major public health hazards. Between Nov. 26 and Dec. 2, those facilities had their health permits suspended for...
View ArticleHow to get rid of expired, unwanted prescription drugs in Temple City
Temple City sheriff’s station will be accepting expired, unwanted and old prescription drugs from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17. The station is located at 8838 E. Las Tunas Drive. Prescription drugs...
View ArticleCockroaches, lack of hot water temporarily shut down 5 San Gabriel Valley...
Five restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley were temporarily closed last week due to major public health hazards. Between Jan. 28 and Feb. 3, those facilities had their health permits suspended for...
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Warning issued after pesticide-poisoned nopales from Mexico are found at...
Love eating the Mexican cactus known as nopales? Be careful where you buy them. State officials on Wednesday, Feb. 14, warned Californians not to eat nopales imported from Mexico and sold at specific...
View Article11 San Gabriel Valley restaurants shut down for cockroaches, rodent...
Eleven restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley were temporarily closed last week due to major public health hazards. Between Feb. 4 and Feb. 10, those facilities had their health permits suspended for...
View ArticleCockroaches force temporary closures at 3 restaurants, 1 market in San...
Four food facilities in Monterey Park and Pasadena were temporarily closed last week due to major public health hazards. Between Feb. 11 and Feb. 17, those facilities had their health permits suspended...
View ArticleLiving near oil wells can cause health problems, LA County believes it has...
More protections are needed for residents living in close proximity to thousands of oil and gas wells releasing toxic air contaminants near homes, schools and playgrounds in dense, low-income...
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Here’s what the healthcare revamp looks like at L.A. County jails
By Anna Gorman, California Healthline Michael Callahan, an outgoing 43-year-old carpenter, landed in a Los Angeles County jail last September because of what he said were “bad decisions and selling...
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