Health
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As cold storage company became global titan, fire risks mounted
By Robin Urevich and Aaron Cantu Contributing Writers BOYLE HEIGHTS — More than a week after fire broke out in…
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Stroke is now third leading cause of death for women
By Sunita Sohrabji Contributing Writer SAN FRANCISCO — Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in the overall U.S.…
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Cut in HIV foreign aid will devastate Black girls, women in Africa, activists say
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Contributing Writer JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Civil society organizations in South Africa said that adolescent girls and women…
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Health care access is at stake in Billionaire Tax Fight
By Mark Kreidler Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Just as California’s billionaires would prefer, the public conversation around a proposed…
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Abortion pill mail ban would disproportionately harm Black, Hispanic women
By Sunita Sohrabji Contributing Writer SAN FRANCISCO — Black and Hispanic women face the greatest risk of not being able…
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In a food desert, hands that harmed are now hands that heal
By Elizabeth Aguilera Contributing Writer COMPTON — Twice a month on Sunday mornings, hundreds of people stream through a chain…
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In a food desert, hands that harmed are now hands that heal
By Elizabeth Aguilera Contributing Writer COMPTON — Twice a month on Sunday mornings, hundreds of people stream through a chain…
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Event stresses needs for more mental health services
By Stephen Oduntan Contributing Writer EXPOSITION PARK — At just 8 years old, Leonardo Mendoza stepped to the microphone May…
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CalFresh Awareness Month seeks to end food insecurity
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — CalFresh Awareness Month, a state Department of Social Services initiative, returns this…
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Health of Black girls, women is agency’s prime focus
By Janice Hayes Kyser Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — It started out as a group of six Black women…
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