Contributor: The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ got one thing right
Although the Senate killed some of the House’s ideas to improve health savings accounts, the final legislation does expand access. That’s a win-win. …
Category: Health
Life expectancy in California still hasn’t rebounded since the pandemic
A new study released in JAMA finds life expectancy has still not bounced back from pre-pandemic 2019 levels, attributing the remaining gap to drug overdoses and cardiovascular diseases and hitting low-income and minority populations in the state the hardest. …
‘Everyone else has moved on’: Why L.A. fire victims may be feeling even worse now
The first months were spent finding shelter and procuring the essentials. Now, six months after the disaster, we must confront that this is our reality. …
National suicide prevention hotline plans to stop offering LGBTQ+ youth counseling. Queer advocates in L.A. wonder what’s next
The Trump administration’s decision to stop working with the Trevor Project to provide suicide prevention hotline services to LGBTQ+ youth is the latest in a string of setbacks for the community. …
What cosmetic work has Khloé Kardashian had? Hear it from the reality star herself
Khloé Kardashian gives an update listing all the cosmetic and surgical work she’s had done (in response to speculation about it from a British plastic surgeon). …
Abcarian: RFK Jr. is dismantling trust in vaccines, the crown jewel of American public health
Children around the world will suffer because RFK Jr. substitutes baseless theories and junk science for knowledge about vaccines and health. …