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March 23, 2014
California
Dawn M. Beigel awoke last week to a scenario dreaded by all working parents.
Dec. 13, 1992
Dawn M. Beigel awoke to a scenario dreaded by all working parents.
Jan. 27, 1993
White Memorial Medical Center near downtown Los Angeles has closed its neonatal and pediatric intensive care units to new admissions after seven children became infected with a virulent bacterium, including one baby who probably died as a result, hospital officials said Friday.
Dec. 16, 2006
Music
Was there ever a better partnership between singer and songwriters than the combination of Dionne Warwick with Burt Bacharach and Hal David?
Nov. 11, 1996
The streptococcus infection that invaded the body of a young girl with chickenpox, causing a toxic shock reaction that led to the amputation of her arms and legs, is the first time such bacteria have been detected in a child in the United States, doctors at Children’s Hospital said Wednesday.
April 26, 1990
Prompted by a need to increase services for sick children and cancer patients, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center has embarked on an expansion project -- one that has drawn criticism from residents who say the project will lead to the demolition of affordable housing and increase neighborhood exposure to toxic substances.
June 5, 2005
A consortium of five major Glendale employers, including city government and the school district, have begun negotiations to establish the city’s first cooperative child-care center for their employees.
Feb. 23, 1986
Opinion
Readers share their memories of and ideas for the defunct L.A. County General Hospital in Boyle Heights, set to become homeless and affordable housing.
Dec. 3, 2022
Healthy Living: Senior Resources
During a difficult year and a half to begin the 2020s, we’ve learned much about the way we interact with our health care provider.
Nov. 19, 2021