Opinion: I treat schizophrenia. It's getting hard to distinguish its delusions from our current digital reality
When patients tell me that "the algorithm is hacked," I cannot help but agree. Yes, your phone is listening to you, the camera on your laptop is watching you and online ads are predicting what you will buy. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - August 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alaina Burns Source Type: news
A sound bath in a neo-Gothic church? 'It's like a massage for the brain'
Sound baths are everywhere in Los Angeles, even in churches. Here's what it's like to experience the singing bowls and gongs in grand, acoustic settings. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - August 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Deborah Netburn Source Type: news
A sound bath in a neogothic church? 'It's like a massage for the brain'
Sound baths are everywhere in Los Angeles, even in churches. Here's what it's like to experience the singing bowls and gongs in grand, acoustic settings. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - August 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Deborah Netburn Source Type: news
A sound bath in one of L.A.'s oldest churches will take you to a higher plane
Sound baths are everywhere in Los Angeles, even in churches. Here's what it's like to experience the singing bowls and gongs in grand, acoustic settings. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - August 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Deborah Netburn Source Type: news
Athlete, honor student, murderer? How did a UC Davis student spiral into an accused killer?
Testimony in Carlos Reales Dominguez's competency trial raised the question: Why did no one intervene as he spiraled from high school honor student to accused murderer? (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - August 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Brittny Mejia Source Type: news
Was racism a factor in death at Centinela Hospital? California is ill-equipped to investigate
April Valentine died while giving birth, and her family wants to know whether racism played a role. The odds are stacked against getting an answer. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - August 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sarah Kwon | KFF Health News Source Type: news
'She was gasping for air.' Abortion fight shifts to women who suffered under strict bans
The battle for abortion rights is shifting away from the high-resolution fetal images to the faces of women who say they suffered grievously under strict bans. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - August 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sarah Varney Source Type: news
Bella Hadid opens up about chronic illness, saying it was 'almost 15 years of invisible suffering'
In an Instagram post, model Bella Hadid wrote about suffering from a multitude of health issues throughout her life, including Lyme disease. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - August 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christi Carras Source Type: news
How mobile teams on Skid Row use oxygen to prevent overdoses and save lives
As Los Angeles has been devastated by rising numbers of overdose deaths, a local nonprofit decided to hit the streets to stop them, armed with cylinders of oxygen. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - August 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Alpert Reyes Source Type: news
California has billions to spend on mental health. Where should the money go?
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to "modernize" how billions of dollars for mental health are spent, but Los Angeles County officials and others have raised concerns about his proposal. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - August 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jaclyn Cosgrove Source Type: news
Feeling the influence of social media diet claims? Instead, find what works for you
A social media influencer's (usually beautiful, usually ripped) body should not be their sole credential for diet advice. When wading through claims online, ask yourself these questions. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - August 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emma Fox Source Type: news
A last resort: Families turn to private contractors to help children lost to the street
Part private investigator, part street clinician, a self-described crisis interventionist takes to the street to help one mother reconnect with a daughter who is homeless and mentally ill. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - August 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Thomas Curwen Source Type: news
L.A. County gave up on a mental health program — and is handing back millions in grants
Los Angeles County will return an estimated $15 million in unspent mental health grants intended to keep vulnerable people from landing in hospital and jails. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - July 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lila Seidman Source Type: news
Healing a shattered community: Monterey Park shooting survivors return to dance
Six months after a mass shooting in Monterey Park that left 11 dead, survivors and fellow dancers have come together, forging new relationships. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - July 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Summer Lin Source Type: news
California's free prison calls are repairing estranged relationships and aiding rehabilitation
California is the second state to mandate free calls in state prisons. The move is restoring frayed family relationships and may reduce recidivism rates. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - July 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Helen Li Source Type: news
