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The affected employees are supposed to receive four weeks paid administrative leave, a federal official said, adding that it wasn’t clear when individual workers would receive notice.

Patient advocates have long pushed the Medical Board of California to share more information about potentially dangerous doctors.

Kennedy managed to allay the concerns of several key GOP senators over his anti-vaccine activism. Mitch McConnell was the lone Republican to vote against him.

The results of the small study add to evidence that people find drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy helpful to manage cravings for tobacco and alcohol.

This year’s flu season hit a grim milestone with deaths tied to the virus surpassing the number of COVID-related deaths in California for the first time in five years.

The head of the U.N. AIDS agency says the number of new HIV infections could jump more than six times by 2029 if American support of the biggest AIDS program is dropped. UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima warned that millions of people could die and more resistant strains of the disease could emerge. Since President Donald Trump’s announcement the U.S....

The San Diego Humane Society’s Project Wildlife issues precautions to stay safe from the avian influenza, reports NBC 7’s M.G. Perez.

The San Diego Humane Society’s Project Wildlife issues precautions to stay safe from the avian influenza for pets and people.

Schools across the United States are closing due to spikes in influenza and other seasonal illnesses. As the 2024–2025 flu season rages on with no peak yet in sight, some school systems are overwhelmed with sick students and staff.

Across the country, health clinics and nonprofit organizations largely serving rural and low-income patients have found themselves unable to access previously allocated federal funds, as a short-lived government funding freeze has continued to disrupt daily operations for a range of programs. 

Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has spread in U.S. herds since last year, Agriculture Department officials said Wednesday.

Love Your Heart is an annual event in which organizations from across the U.S. and Mexico join together to provide FREE blood pressure screenings to the public on or near Valentine’s Day. The event brings together community partners to prevent heart disease and stroke and empowers the public to take control of their heart health, know their blood pressure numbers, and...

A website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis sits down with cardiologist Dr. Karol Watson during American Heart Month to learn why women’s unique life stages, such as pregnancy and menopause, can increase risk factors. Toshawa Andrews, a mom of three and survivor of thirteen heart attacks, joins the conversation to share her powerful story and the importance of advocating for your health....

Republicans voted together to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s health secretary nomination, while Democrats were opposed at a committee vote Tuesday morning.

It’s flu season right now, and the U.S. is in the midst of a wave that’s straining hospitals. But not all influenza is the same.

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis chatted with Nurse Practitioner Barbara Dehn, known as “Nurse Barb,” who shares tips to help you put your heart first. February is national heart health month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about cardiovascular disease, a leading cause of death for women. While the focus on heart health is crucial year-round, this month provides a...

In his testimony this week, Kennedy claimed that infectious diseases receive far more federal funding than chronic diseases. Government records suggest the opposite.

The federal health agency began removing all content related to gender identity on Friday.

Students, employees and contractors at Palomar High School in Chula Vista were notified Friday of a possible tuberculosis exposure during the 2023-2024 school year, county health officials said in a statement.