Emily Alpert Reyes
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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State halts some pediatric intensive care admissions at Santa Barbara hospital
A key unit at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital has been restricted from accepting chronically ill children until it addresses state regulators' concerns. → Read More
Tens of thousands of Kaiser healthcare workers approve possible strike
SEIU United Healthcare Workers West said nearly 60,000 workers in California had approved a possible strike, teeing up what could be the biggest strike by healthcare workers in U.S. history. → Read More
STDs have been on the rise. Who should pick up the tab for testing?
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has been resisting a push from L.A. County to ask people if they have insurance that can cover costs for STD tests. → Read More
Hate incidents are so common, California created a special hotline
California is officially launching a hotline this week for people to report acts of hate and bias, as the state grapples with a rise in reported hate crimes. → Read More
Kidney patients face long odds for transplant waitlists
To have even a chance at a kidney from a deceased donor, an ailing patient needs to get onto the waiting list. But fewer Americans on dialysis have that chance. → Read More
Dialysis patient seeking a kidney waits in frustration
More than two years have passed since Roland Coleman, a seasoned attorney, started trying to get onto the kidney transplant waitlist. → Read More
Patients trying to hang on to Medi-Cal face long waits for help
As the federal government has rolled back rules that helped people hang on to Medicaid during the COVID-19 pandemic, health providers fear the fallout could be disastrous for patients → Read More
Battered by destructive flooding, California braces for another atmospheric river storm
As officials assess flood damage in the Central Coast and Central Valley, more rain moves in. Southern California will see rain Tuesday and Wednesday. → Read More
California prison program trains addiction counselors
A graduation ceremony at the state prison in Lancaster was held for 20 men who have been trained as alcohol and drug counselors. → Read More
Biden administration seeks billions to stop a killer: Hepatitis C
The Biden administration is seeking billions of dollars for a new push to wipe out hepatitis C, a virus that kills thousands of people annually in the U.S. → Read More
L.A. County-run hospitals could expand free and discounted care
More patients would be eligible to get free care at L.A. County-run hospitals under a proposed change to their policies. → Read More
While COVID raged, another deadly threat was on the rise in hospitals
More people have suffered severe sepsis in California hospitals in recent years — including a troubling surge in patients who got sepsis inside the hospital itself, state data show. → Read More
L.A. students will be able to carry Narcan in schools under updated policy
Students will be able to carry Narcan, a nasal spray that can reverse an opioid overdose, in Los Angeles Unified schools under a soon-to-be-updated policy. → Read More
Fewer Medi-Cal patients got crucial treatment for hepatitis C amid pandemic
Hepatitis C can be cured in most cases with a few months of medication. The number of Medi-Cal patients getting the treatment dropped during the pandemic. → Read More
Teen boy in critical condition, two men injured after shooting at Long Beach park
A 17-year-old boy was in critical condition and two men were injured after a shooting Saturday afternoon at a Long Beach park, according to the Long Beach Police Department. → Read More
Inside a children's hospital strained by RSV, other viruses
The collision of RSV, influenza, COVID-19 and other viruses has strained children’s hospitals across the country, including Loma Linda in the Inland Empire. → Read More
Scientists explore using psychedelics to treat alcohol, drug disorders
Psilocybin and many other psychedelics are broadly prohibited under federal law. But U.S. researchers have been legally scrutinizing their use in scores of clinical trials. → Read More
Many patients aren't getting hepatitis C medication
Hepatitis C can now be cured in most cases with antiviral medication. Yet in the U.S., only a fraction of people who are found to be infected promptly start treatment. → Read More
L.A. County hospital beds drop to lowest availability of pandemic
The shortage is from rising cases of COVID-19, flu and RSV, as well as patients who have put off nonemergency care. → Read More
COVID-19 cases are starting to drop in L.A. Will the decline last?
L.A. County's case rate is down 18% from the prior week, but the numbers are still considered high. → Read More