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USA, California, Los Angeles, traffic on the freeway (Getty Images)

Lost sleep and jangled nerves: The rising onslaught of noise harms mind and body

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Janice Brown hooked up to a dialysis machine in COVID-19 unit isolation room at Desert Valley Medical Group, Victorville. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

California patients fear fallout from third dialysis ballot measure

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The state capitol building in Sacramento, California (Getty Images/PictureLake)

In California, abortion could become a constitutional right. So could birth control

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The abortion drug Mifepristone (Phil Walter/Getty Images)

State regulations are shutting down doctors prescribing abortion pills

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With sexually transmitted infections off the charts, California pushes at-home tests

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California Governor Gavin Newsom and Republican gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/David McNew/Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)

It’s not just COVID: recall candidates represent markedly different choices on health care

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Pro-choice protest. (Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)

Democrats say abortion is on the line in recall election. But rolling back rights wouldn’t be easy

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Anti-vaccine rally protesters hold signs outside of Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, on June 26, 2021. (MARK FELIX/AFP /AFP via Getty Images)

A California bill would limit protests at vaccination sites. Does it violate the First Amendment?

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Doing a COVID test in full PPE wear at a senior's home (Getty Images)

Déjà vu? Consumers scramble for COVID tests in hard-hit areas

Phil Galewitz, Rachel Bluth, Rae Ellen Bichell
A healthcare worker prepares to transport a patient on a stretcher into an ambulance at Life Care Center of Kirkland on February 29, 2020 in Kirkland, Washington. Dozens of staff and residents at Life Care Center of Kirkland are reportedly exhibiting coronavirus-like symptoms, with two confirmed cases of (COVID-19) associated with the nursing facility reported so far. (David Ryder/Getty Images)

Pandemic erects barriers for prized bloc of voters in nursing homes, senior facilities

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Donald Trump; Xavier Becerra (AP/Evan Vucci/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

The high cost of being Trump’s enemy in the coronavirus era

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Passengers wear face masks to protect against the spread of the Coronavirus as they arrive on a flight from Asia at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on January 29, 2020. (Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images)

New California coronavirus case reveals problems with U.S. testing protocols

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“We vape, we vote”: How vaping crackdowns are politicizing vapers

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Is it a feminist right to want more sex? One company thinks a pill is the answer

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(AP Photo/Chris Post)

Drug industry patents go under Senate Judiciary Committee’s microscope

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In this Aug. 28, 2016 photo, Cabell County EMT Tabitha Perez demonstrates how medics administer naloxone to overdosing patients, in Huntington, W.Va. On Aug. 15, 28 people overdosed in Huntington and 26 survived. Without the life-saving drug, authorities suspect the death toll would have been much higher. The laced heroin was so potent, the typical dose failed to revive many of them. They used two, sometimes three doses to bring them back to life. (AP Photo/Claire Galofaro) (AP)

Discharged, dismissed: ERs often miss chance to set overdose survivors on a “better path”

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Alcohol-linked disease overtakes hepatitis C as top reason for liver transplant

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Health care is where the jobs are. But what kind of jobs?

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This Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, photo shows the Apple Watch Nike Plus on display, in New York. Apple isn't the first to add GPS functionality to a smartwatch, but it's the first to make something that feels like a running watch. And the company is doubling down on that with a Nike edition out Friday, Oct. 28. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) (AP)

In Grandma’s stocking: An Apple Watch to monitor falls, track heart rhythms

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Med students swoop in to save health care

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Hidden drugs and danger lurk in over-the-counter supplements, study finds

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FILE--In this Sept. 27, 2016 file photo, different strains of marijuana are displayed in West Salem Cannabis, a marijuana shop in Salem, Ore. (P Photo/Andrew Selsky, fileAP)

Teens not picky when it comes to consuming pot

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Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. (AP)

Senators unveil legislation to protect patients against surprise medical bills

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Suicide by opioid: New research suggests overdoses should be classified as self-harm

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