California
California’s surgeon general unveiled a new initiative Tuesday aimed at reducing maternal mortality, setting a goal of halving the statewide rate of deaths related to pregnancy and birth by December 2026.
Sept. 17, 2024
An industrial chemical used in plastic products has been cropping up in illegal drugs from California to Maine.
Sept. 16, 2024
An obstetrician-gynecologist has been barred from practicing at Cedars-Sinai following an investigation into complaints. The doctor has denied wrongdoing.
Sept. 14, 2024
The filing comes nearly eight years after The Times published an investigation into political donations linked to real estate developer Samuel Leung.
Sept. 7, 2024
Dr. Mark Ghaly will be stepping down as head of the California Health and Human Services Agency, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced.
Sept. 6, 2024
Aug. 27, 2024
Autistic people and their families say they can’t find adequate help in their communities before they reach a crisis point.
An autistic child. The struggle for services. The 911 calls. This is the harrowing story of how one mom scrambled to get help for her son and keep her head above water.
California regulators faulted a Mission Hills nursing home for violations that played a part in the deaths of two residents in less than three months, potentially putting its license at risk.
Aug. 22, 2024
A class action against Kaiser and California challenged limits on coverage of wheelchairs. In one case, a woman got a wheelchair through arbitration.
Aug. 21, 2024