Soumya Karlamangla

Staff Writer

Soumya Karlamangla covers health care in California for the Los Angeles Times. She was part of the team of reporters awarded the Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attack. Before joining The Times in 2013, she worked for the Oregonian, San Francisco Chronicle, Nation magazine in D.C. and Thomson Reuters in London. She was raised in Thousand Oaks and graduated from UC Berkeley with degrees in biology and English literature.

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Outrage among new pharmacists after cheating scandal upends licensing exam results

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Outrage among new pharmacists after cheating scandal upends licensing exam results

After more than 100 questions leaked online, the California pharmacy board will require 1,400 people to retake the test.
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Officials warn of measles risk if you were at ArcLight and Erewhon on L.A.'s Westside

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Officials warn of measles risk if you were at ArcLight and Erewhon on L.A.'s Westside

It has been a bad year for measles. As of last week, 1,250 people have been diagnosed with measles nationwide, compared with 372 in all of last year.
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Los Angeles could ban all e-cigarettes and vaping devices

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Los Angeles could ban all e-cigarettes and vaping devices

A proposal would prohibit the sale of all e-cigarette and vaping devices until they’re deemed safe by the Food and Drug Administration. San Francisco has passed a similar law.
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Modesto high school student diagnosed with tuberculosis

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Modesto high school student diagnosed with tuberculosis

The Grace M. Davis High student is receiving medical care for tuberculosis and no longer poses a risk to anyone at school, health officials said.
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Vaping bans are supposed to help. But could they become a ‘public health disaster’?

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Vaping bans are supposed to help. But could they become a ‘public health disaster’?

Vaping has now claimed 18 lives, according to the CDC. With multiple cities and states cracking down on e-cigarettes in recent weeks, some public health advocates encouraged. But some experts are warning of the unintended consequences of this political momentum.

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FAQ: Deadly lung illnesses tied to vaping rise. What we know
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FAQ: Deadly lung illnesses tied to vaping rise. What we know

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FAQ: Deadly lung illnesses tied to vaping rise. What we know

Officials say over 1,200 people have been diagnosed with a string of mysterious lung illnesses tied to vaping. Here’s what you need to know.

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FTC orders Juul and 5 other vaping companies to hand over information
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San Joaquin County D.A. opens investigation into Juul

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San Joaquin County D.A. opens investigation into Juul

Northern California district attorney opens an investigation into e-cigarette company Juul Labs to look into what she called its “false” advertising.
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Why flavored vaping products are this era’s Big Tobacco menthol cigarettes

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Why flavored vaping products are this era’s Big Tobacco menthol cigarettes

Public health experts say the marketing and sustained popularity of menthol cigarettes provide a window into the playbook e-cigarette companies could be using when it comes to selling flavored nicotine.
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California officials tell everyone to stop vaping right now

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California officials tell everyone to stop vaping right now

In California, there have been two deaths and 90 people hospitalized due to vaping, officials say.
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Temperatures up to 106 are forecast Saturday in the Southland

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Temperatures up to 106 are forecast Saturday in the Southland

Large swaths of Southern California will be scorched by a heat wave this weekend, with some areas feeling triple-digit temperatures, weather officials said Saturday.