Dating coaches are everywhere. Next up: Friendship coaches
Friendship coaches are providing guidance that can range from walking through how to break up with a friend to tools to identify which friendships belong in your inner circle. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Diana Ruzova Source Type: news

Linda Evangelista reveals she's been battling cancer privately for 5 years, but she's ready to talk about it now
Linda Evangelista revealed in a new interview that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018. Her prognosis is 'good' but not 'great.' (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christi Carras Source Type: news

Think you're ready to surf in SoCal? Here's how to avoid angering the lineup
It can get rough and tumble on the waves as more and more surfers crowd SoCal beaches. Before paddling out, learn etiquette tips every surfer should know. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jackie Connor Source Type: news

CARE courts open in a month, promising hope for families. Not everyone is so sure
CARE courts open in several California counties Oct. 2. Some families and others question the voluntary-compliance aspect of the mental illness law. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Thomas Curwen Source Type: news

Column: Increased staffing for nursing homes? Sure, but the lack of oversight is deplorable
While the fight over nursing home staffing plays out, you can be sure that more patients will suffer from negligent care (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Steve Lopez Source Type: news

I went to an overdose prevention site. Biden and Newsom need to stop blocking them
Activists in San Francisco opened a pop-up safe injection site to protest federal, state and local roadblocks that value politics over lives. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anita Chabria Source Type: news

Opinion: One overlooked way to fight opioid deaths? Give people something to do
When towns lose bowling alleys or movie theaters or libraries, they lose a safety net in the battle against addiction. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kathryn J. Edin, H. Luke Shaefer and Timothy J. Nelson Source Type: news

Heat-related deaths are up, and not just because it's getting hotter
There were about 4.2 deaths per 1 million Californians last year where heat exhaustion was a factor. Only once in the last 20 years has the death rate been higher. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Phillip Reese | KFF Health News Source Type: news

You need a hobby. Here's how to find one that's right for you
Hobbies can improve the quality of your sleep and your overall well-being. Here's how to find the right one for you. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - August 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emma Fox Source Type: news

Ibram X. Kendi celebrates being cancer-free five years after Stage 4 diagnosis
Author Ibram X. Kendi marked the five-year anniversary of his colorectal cancer surgery on Monday: 'I can officially say I am a cancer survivor.' (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - August 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nardine Saad Source Type: news

I blamed myself for my mother's death. Doing her astrology chart helps me cope
Some people go to the cemetery when they miss their parents. As an astrologer, I look at my mother's birth chart, even though she died 23 years ago. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - August 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Betsy Vereckey Source Type: news

RJ Peete isn't just a clubhouse attendant with autism. He's a central part of the Dodgers family
RJ Peete, the son of former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete and actress Holly Robinson-Peete, hasn't let autism stop him from living his dream with the Dodgers. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - August 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Steve Henson Source Type: news

California offers lifeline to 17 troubled hospitals
California's new lending program for distressed hospitals will provide shuttered Madera Community Hospital with loans of up to $52 million if it can agree on a reopening plan. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - August 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Bernard J. Wolfson | KFF Health News Source Type: news

Tens of thousands of Kaiser healthcare workers to vote on possible strike
Tens of thousands of workers at Kaiser Permanente hospitals and clinics across the country will soon vote on whether to authorize a strike, union officials said. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - August 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Alpert Reyes Source Type: news

Kevin Hart lands in a wheelchair after bet gone bad: 'Got to be the stupidest man alive'
Kevin Hart, 44, is temporarily in a wheelchair after racing former NFL star Stevan Ridley, 34. 'Respect that age. Or that age will make you respect it,' he says. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - August 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nardine Saad Source Type: news