British prime minister proposes a decades-long scheme to gradually ban all cigarette sales
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants to stop young people in England from ever smoking by increasing the legal age each year, starting in 2027. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - October 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Charlotte Lytton Source Type: news
California workers will see more paid sick time off under new law
California workers will be entitled to five paid sick days, up from the current three, under a new law signed by Gov. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - October 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mackenzie Mays Source Type: news
More than 75,000 Kaiser workers go on strike amid clash over staffing, wages
Unions representing striking workers said they were protesting 'bad faith bargaining' by Kaiser executives over solutions to staffing problems. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - October 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Alpert Reyes Source Type: news
L.A. County wants to buy — and forgive — your medical debt. Here's how that would work
A report released in June that found that 810,000 L.A. County residents — roughly one in 10 — have outstanding medical debt. A disproportionate percentage were Black and Latino. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - October 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Rebecca Ellis Source Type: news
Which L.A. gym will make you cry less?
It's probably unfair to compare Equinox to the YMCA, but when an L.A. transplant was wondering which gym to sign up for, she weighed the pros and cons of both. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - October 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Zo ë Bernard Source Type: news
YMCA vs. Equinox: Which L.A. gym will make you cry less?
It's probably unfair to compare Equinox to the YMCA, but when an L.A. transplant was wondering which gym to sign up for, she weighed the pros and cons of both. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - October 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Zo ë Bernard Source Type: news
Q & A: How Calabasas coach Thomas Cassidy regained his love for baseball after witnessing terror
Calabasas baseball coach Thomas Cassidy was at the mass shooting in Las Vegas on Oct. 1, 2017, and has moved forward with help of counseling. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Eric Sondheimer Source Type: news
New law allows doctors living in 'hostile' red states to get abortion training in California
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed another round of reproductive health bills into law on Wednesday, including legislation that allows doctors living under "hostile" laws in states where abortion is banned to receive training in California. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mackenzie Mays Source Type: news
Angus Cloud struggled with addiction. HBO, Sam Levinson tried to help 'Euphoria' star stay clean
'Euphoria' creator Sam Levinson says he told Angus Cloud, 'I need you to be sober' during production. HBO reportedly paid for the late actor's rehab. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alexandra Del Rosario Source Type: news
Bruce Willis' dementia diagnosis was 'a blessing and a curse,' Emma Heming Willis says
Bruce Willis' wife, Emma Heming Willis, says it's 'hard to know' if the 'Die Hard' actor knows what's happening to him because of his frontotemporal dementia. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christi Carras Source Type: news
Opinion: I thought I had it made. Then I accidentally discovered my brain tumor
A bout of food poisoning saved my life and taught me a lesson in stability — or lack thereof. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haig Chahinian Source Type: news
It's a sober event that doesn't feel like one: Inside L.A.'s booze-free dance party movement
Instead of substances, partygoers use tools such as meditation, breathwork and somatic movement to get in the flow and connect with one another. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Danielle Dorsey Source Type: news
Abcarian: Advice for the suicidal from a philosopher who tried to kill himself 10 times
You can want to live and die at the same time, says the author of "How Not to Kill Yourself." Ambivalence is the saving grace of the despondent. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robin Abcarian Source Type: news
California workers who cut countertops are dying of an incurable disease
The booming popularity of countertops made of engineered stone has driven a new epidemic of silicosis, an incurable lung disease, researchers have found. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Alpert Reyes, Cindy Carcamo Source Type: news
Opinion: California needs new rules as it forces more mentally ill people into treatment
The state certainly has a crisis of mental illness and substance abuse, visible on the streets of every city. But can involuntary commitment under SB 43 be part of the solution? (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alex V. Barnard Source Type: news
