Due to Trump’s funding cuts, “having sex is about to get a lot more dangerous,” warns a Los Angeles nurse whose work helps prevent the spread of HIV.

LA County health officials warn against ocean water use at several beaches due to high bacterial levels, including areas around Topanga, Hermosa, and Redondo Beach Piers.

LA County officials are warning people to stay out of the water at several beaches, including popular ones in the South Bay.

Summer heat, check. Mosquitoes, check. Labor Day traffic, check. Now add fleas carrying typhus fever to things to worry about ...

Health officials are advising the public to avoid swimming, surfing or playing in the ocean at several Los Angeles County beaches due to elevated bacteria levels that exceed state health standards.

Public Health said that the illness, spread by infected fleas, continues to pose a growing threat, particularly in late summer and fall, when cases typically peak.

Officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak tied to eggs distributed in California and Nevada, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said Thursday. Country Eggs LLC, based in ...

Flea-borne typhus cases have been rising in Los Angeles County since 2010. The county identified a record 187 cases in 2024. In 2025, there have already been 106 reported cases, which is a higher ...

California reports a surge in COVID cases as the Stratus variant spreads, now the dominant strain in the U.S., health ...

Some 911 calls to the Sheriff’s Department’s Century Station will now be diverted to trained 988 crisis lifeline counselors.

Humberto Duran, who was wrongfully incarcerated for nearly three decades, has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County ...

COVID is once again climbing to troubling levels in California — a worrying trend as health officials attempt to navigate a ...