The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, led by Christina Ghaly, said Friday the agency would begin a hiring freeze, effective immediately. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles ...

After federal health officials on Monday reduced recommended childhood vaccines from 17 diseases to 11, the Los ...

LOS ANGELES — Public agencies across Los Angeles County will increase their outreach to give more youth in Los Angeles access to Soluna, California's free mental health and well-being platform for ...

Over 6,000 L.A. County residents received life-saving skills training from the Public Health Department last year.

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A school-age child in Los Angeles County who had measles as an infant has died of a rare complication, the county health department said Thursday. The child was infected before they were eligible to ...

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Los Angeles County’s health system, which is responsible for the care of the region's poorest, is careening toward a financial crisis because of cuts from a presidential administration and ...